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",[],{"type":312,"content":422},[423],{"type":265,"value":424,"marks":425},"Fairchild explains that for so many years, we have built our discussions and efforts under the assumption that the reduction of individual prejudice would lead to equality of opportunity. Perhaps we forgot about the physical and social space between us? ",[],{"type":312,"content":427},[428,431,434],{"type":265,"value":429,"marks":430},"Here is where white people who consider themselves allies of people of color should take specific note: If persistently high levels of segregation are left unchecked, we should anticipate rising inequality across groups ",[],{"type":265,"value":432,"marks":433},"without ",[338],{"type":265,"value":435,"marks":436},"what we often think of as racial or ethnic prejudice. In overcoming the cycle of segregation and its effects, it is not enough to passively hope for change. 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Would there be a discrepancy?",[],{"blocks":462},[463],{"type":312,"content":464},[465],{"type":265,"value":466,"marks":467},"What is the demography of your workplace, and does it vary dramatically across ranks?",[],{"blocks":469},[470],{"type":312,"content":471},[472],{"type":265,"value":473,"marks":474},"When you last went out to dinner or the movies, how many people of a different race were present?",[],{"type":318,"id":476,"level":320,"content":477},"intergroup-contact",[478],{"type":265,"value":479,"marks":480},"Intergroup Contact",[],{"type":312,"content":482},[483,486,489,492,495],{"type":265,"value":484,"marks":485},"There’s an age old social science theory that provided the basis for inspiring Fairchild’s interest in studying these factors: Gordon Allport’s Intergroup Contact Hypothesis, developed and presented in his book ",[],{"type":265,"value":487,"marks":488},"The Nature of Prejudice ",[338],{"type":265,"value":490,"marks":491},"(1954)",[],{"type":265,"value":493,"marks":494},". ",[338],{"type":265,"value":496,"marks":497},"Allport’s proposition was that an ingroup member’s level of prejudice toward outgroup members is inversely correlated with the degree of contact that someone has with that group (i.e., white people will have lower prejudice if they have more contact with Black people of similar social status). Increased opportunities for interaction would allow individuals to test their stereotypes, and over time they would find their stereotypes hollow. Fairchild saw echoes in the arguments made around that same time (mid-1950s) by the Brown vs. Board of Education plaintiffs regarding educational segregation. Enforced and rigid barriers to intergroup relations, they argued, were demonstrably damaging to Black children. Continued segregation would sustain existing negative prejudices and stall the social progress of Black children. This contributes to what Fairchild terms “inequality without bias.”",[],{"type":312,"content":499},[500],{"type":265,"value":501,"marks":502},"So, what can we do about segregation? Studies show that in contemporary America, relatively few would suggest it is a social “good.” In the past, we’ve taken the approach that government policy should address these matters. Perhaps we’ve learned that those efforts are necessary and yet insufficient. How are we willing to address the space between us in our own lives? If we agree that segregation exacerbates stereotypes, creates social distance, and even diminishes the income and life expectancy of others, how can we rectify it? What personal steps can we take to integrate our neighborhoods, schools and workplaces? And yes, even our personal lives? Fairchild argues that without intentional efforts, we cannot expect these conditions to change — and we should anticipate future social unrest. 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