The norm that I will violate is informing residents in the North Lawndale neighborhood, a predominantly African American neighborhood, about the dangers of contaminated sites, or brownfield that they might not know about. Normally residents in communities such as this one go uninformed about issues that are essentially things we are supposed to know. One thing people typically don’t know is that brownfield can have a negative effect on our health. They can cause a series of problems including birth defects in infants, and cancer in kids and adults.
I will present a sample of dirt from the park down the street and a sample from an abandoned building on my grandma’s block. I am expecting to have a series of different reactions from residents in the area. Some people might look at me like I’m weird while others might listen me, and some might walk away from me. Surprisingly I think that many people would actually listen to me. Also I think that they would have many questions that I may not be able to answer. I think that the violation would take place on the 1500 block of S. Harding. Most likely down the street or in front of my grandma’s house. These are normally places where people hangout. I am counting on most likely the people would range from mid 20’s to 40’s African American men and women.
To be honest I don't think that many people would listen at first until I start bringing up facts and showing them examples from places that are right in the neighborhood and explaining to them the many dangers that could be or occur by them being exposed to these toxins that these buildings have. At the end I think they were more mindful about what I had to say. I wasn't really expecting them to hear me out during the whole presentation. Most of them were very respectful , although some didn't really pay attention. It just went in one ear and out the other. The older people or more engaged in my presentation rather than the teenagers that I spoke too.Most likely this is because the elderly people had previous knowledge on the subject rather than the teenagers.
The time that I spent providing information on this topic really opened my eyes. I realized that the government really don’t give low income communities the attention they are deserved. They tend to drift off and focus wealthy neighborhoods. This normally is part of the spotlight effect.This pushes wealthy neighborhoods to be the center of attention leaving out the “others.”
I will present a sample of dirt from the park down the street and a sample from an abandoned building on my grandma’s block. I am expecting to have a series of different reactions from residents in the area. Some people might look at me like I’m weird while others might listen me, and some might walk away from me. Surprisingly I think that many people would actually listen to me. Also I think that they would have many questions that I may not be able to answer. I think that the violation would take place on the 1500 block of S. Harding. Most likely down the street or in front of my grandma’s house. These are normally places where people hangout. I am counting on most likely the people would range from mid 20’s to 40’s African American men and women.
To be honest I don't think that many people would listen at first until I start bringing up facts and showing them examples from places that are right in the neighborhood and explaining to them the many dangers that could be or occur by them being exposed to these toxins that these buildings have. At the end I think they were more mindful about what I had to say. I wasn't really expecting them to hear me out during the whole presentation. Most of them were very respectful , although some didn't really pay attention. It just went in one ear and out the other. The older people or more engaged in my presentation rather than the teenagers that I spoke too.Most likely this is because the elderly people had previous knowledge on the subject rather than the teenagers.
The time that I spent providing information on this topic really opened my eyes. I realized that the government really don’t give low income communities the attention they are deserved. They tend to drift off and focus wealthy neighborhoods. This normally is part of the spotlight effect.This pushes wealthy neighborhoods to be the center of attention leaving out the “others.”