A great article

After our discussion today I wanted to look at how much crime actually occurred in gated communities, and more specifically the instances of drug abuse with youth. However, I ended up stumbling upon this article from USA today that talked about “gated communities” in the lower class. I thought the article did a great job of outlining the class separation that occurs through these developments. It is especially potent when the lower class is separating into “gated communities,” excluding some of their own class. It also talks about the practical reasons people have for moving into a gated community. Aside from the safety aspect, there was this explanation: "It's a sense of community, which is like American pie. It has a lot to do with nostalgia, the '50s suburbs, the image of the small town." This distinctly reminded me of the short advertisement film “In The Suburbs” that we watched, and while it was not touched on in class, solidified the relevance of the film to the topic of gated communities.