They are more free as they used to be affected by communism :)
People with similar physical characteristics--to seek comfort people will find others who look similar to them to create immediate common ground.
This tendency in humans explains why people tend to seek out homogeneous groupings. We seek what we know and therefore we are most comfortable. This behavior can be exploited to create the 'isms' of society like racism or sexism. <span />
The correct answer to this open question is the following.
The perspective, or paradigm, that I think is the most interesting way to view and observe social interactions is the following.
I consider that the most interesting perspective is the functionalist perspective. This perspective sees every aspect of society as an independent component that when joined together with the other components, makes society function as a whole. All the elements of society play an important role or exert a key function that can be related to other functions.
Some sociologists have established the concept of the social contract to show that these social components should be in balance in order for society to work well.
Members of society share norms, customs, perceptions, and ideas and intermingle respecting and being tolerant with all of these ideas.
Cow towns: a town or city in a cattle-raising area of western North America.
