In class blogging: Conclusion of "The Tipping Point"

To me personally, racial equality is a huge social change that I would like to see in my community. My research project is about the the racial disparities in today's healthcare. In today's society it is unbelievable the amount of lawsuits that are being filed in regards to patients that say that they received unequal care in a hospital, family practice, or health center settings by health care employees including nurses and doctors. I think that having open discussions that include people's individual thoughts and ideas would be the first step in gaining an understanding of why racial inequality still exists. These discussions should include people other then causcasions The chapter that I found to be the most interesting was chapter 2 when the idea of mavens, connectors, and salesman were discussed. Gladwell's examples gave great insight into how each type really pushes the success of social epidemics. I learned there is a lot more involved in epidemics then what I originally assumed. Each of the three in "Law of the Few" has to be touched upon in order to begin and successfully continue a social epidemic. The idea that really interested me was the subway cleanup. Gladwell explained how letting people paint the cars with graffiti and then having people paint over them was extremely beneficial in regards to stopping the vandalism. If a person wants to stop a negative act, he or she pretty much has the resources at hand. I believe that very simple acts can clean up and better the lives of people.