Race comprises that are thought to different from each other on the basis of imagined or real physical of the individuals differences (Macionis, Jansson & Benoit, 2012). The experiment in The Class Divided is very significant; it is an effectual representation of the fact that people themselves are responsible for fostering the racism. This experiment has pointed out towards the fact that people belonging to different races are not separated by the physical boundaries, but they are actually people who themselves are responsible for keeping the boundaries and separating people on the basis of races. Further, this experiment has made it clear that people are forced by other people to act in a certain way, and in the case of refusal they are lashed out by the society with discrimination. Additionally, every individual discriminates against the other individual for any reason. Equality just lies in the hands of people.
Moreover, it is an acceptable experiment to perform on children and on adults. Children follow their elders; they just follow what they are taught. Such concepts have to be taught from the beginning, because mostly children follow those ethics, rules, and manner that they were taught in their childhood. This can be analyzed from the experiment in The Class Divided that young children quickly embraced the racist acts and practices, and the acceptance of the segregation ideas in students are just based on what a powerful figure explained them. People are influenced by the authoritative people (Sustein, 2005). Further, the adults are also a good choice for this experiment because much of the ideas are promoted by adults. They also adopt the prevailing ideas rapidly under the influence of people. The experiment has revealed how discrimination flourished in a small time, as brown people discriminated against blue people by indicating that they were disrespectful and rude.
References
Macionis, John J., Jansonn, M., & Banniot, Cecelia M. (2012). Society: The Basics. Pearson, Canada
Sunstein, Cass R. (2005). Why Societies Need Dissent. Harvard University Press, Massachusett
