There are many things that a person can do when visiting a park. Research has been conducted to determine the different uses of the park and its connection to ethnicity. Each race uses the park in different ways yet there are connections between some activities. In Chapter 3, “Prospect Park” the different ways specific ethnicities use the park.
There are many reasons people come to the park, a few examples are sports, socializing, stress relief and so forth. However, there are certain things that certain ethnicities prefer to do when visiting the park. “The park is a site of cultural self-expression for certain groups, including African/West Indian drumming and dancing.’ [pg. 49] This is just one example of how a certain race uses the park. Hispanics use the park to connect socially with their families or peers. They do this by picnicking and cooking. White people visited the park to walk their dogs and exercise. “Characteristic activities like walking, exercising, watching the ducks and visiting the playground are well distributed among the different constituencies.” [pg. 48] Even though people of different races come to the park for many different reasons, there are still reasons that pertain to all races despite class.
When reading this article, I found a lot of things to be true. Whenever I visit the park, it is to socialize with my family or Church members. We have picnics and games. My family has also hosted a birthday party for my father in the park. There are a lot of trends shared between people of color that are not shared with Caucasians.
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