Week 3: Response

This week I will be responding to this post: http://mmaganageog151.blogspot.com/2012/10/week-3.html

I thought this post was interesting because the writer mentions that even though 73% of the city's population is Latino, this particular part of the city, Silverstrand, would lead you to believe that the city had a mostly white demographic. We've learned that minorities are more likely to deal with problems of poverty and low income, and that demographically, whites normally have a higher standard of living than other races in America. This is an example of this.

More to the point, I think it's important to note how the white, higher income population has gathered in one area, almost to seclude themselves from the less desirable parts of the area. While not a gated community, or some kind of physical barrier often used for this reason like we've discussed in class, this beachfront community has separated itself from the largely Latino community, by creating a habitat that requires high-class, high-income inhabitants.