The preference for segregated space is culturally produced, not innate.

Evidence

It should come as no surprise that sociologists “discovered” the spatially segregated city at the same time and in the same place that the spatially segregated city was coming into its own: early twentieth century America. For some peculiar reason, however, sociologists came to believe that spatial segregation was an inevitable “given” in urban development. They even produced a special subarea to handle one of nature’s social “constants”; they called it ecology. — Lyn H. Lofland, World of Strangers_ Order and Action in…, 1123 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Avoiding political talk is cultural convention, not natural human urge. — Nina Eliasoph, “Close to home”: The work of avoiding…, 101; Residential preferences are culturally shaped, not rational givens — David Theo Goldberg, The Threat of Race: Reflections on…, 384; Guaranteeing space for diverse identities can unite rather than fragment a movement. (+9 more)

Broader Connections

• Sociology naturalized spatial segregation instead of recognizing it as historically contingent. #corroborates (0.92) — Lyn H. Lofland, World of Strangers_ Order and Action in…, 1123