Human Geographical Segregation
- Segregation, as a broad concept, has appeared in all parts of the world where people exist - in different contexts and times it takes on different forms, shaped by the physical and human environments. The spatial concentration of population groups is not a new phenomenon. Since societies began to form there have been segregated inhabitants. Either segregated purposefully by force, or gradually over time, segregation was based on socio-economic, religious, or ethnic grounds. Some groups choose to be segregated to strengthen social identity.
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