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Q M2: Discussion Board No unread replies.No replies. This discussion board assignment was meant to engage you with patterns of suburbanization, including residential segregation and patterns of social life in the suburbs in the US. For this assignment you will watch the video in which Rich Benjamin describes his travels through “Whitopia” and respond to three questions while reflecting on the chapter 5 materials. https://www.ted.com/talks/rich_benjamin_my_road_trip_through_the_whitest_towns_in_america?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare (Links to an external site.) Required question: 1. Think of a neighborhood you have lived in. How might Benjamin react to this neighborhood? Is it a racially integrated neighborhood? Is it urban, suburban, or rural? Does this talk change how you feel about this neighborhood? Optional questions (pick two): 1. How does Benjamin define a Whitopia? 2. From the chapter, what is white flight? How does this pattern of residential settlement contribute to what Benjamin describes as Whitopia?

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I think the TED talk was insightful and engaging, not merely because it was informative, but also because it shed light on an important topic that needs focus for all, irrespective of the group they belong to dominant or the minority one. Rich Benjamin talks about his experiences living in the communities that are primarily inhabited by whites, who consider themselves someone who deserves privilege and privacy. He introduces us to the territories demarcated as “Whitopia,” and these are places where lifestyle and looking at non-white communities are different.