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Universities enroll a LOT more people in 2016 than they did in 1960.
by nommm-nommm 10y ago
Universities enroll a LOT more people in 2016 than they did in 1960.
- edblarney 10y agoI'm not rationalizing it, I'm describing why perception has changed. I you're a 'white guy' working in NYC in 1960, it's easy to see how desegregation is 'good thing' that doesn't challenge your status. If you're a 'white guy' in Alabama in 2016, and know that 4% of the spots in your College have to go to 'people of colour' - in 2016, 50 years after desegregation wherein most people have at least some opportunity - you might be more likely to perceive that specific scenario as zero-sum. It's perception, not necessarily reality.