This essay will discuss the intrinsic relationship between the conceptualization of diversity and social integration by presenting a response to David Brooks' essay "People Like Us." To do this, I will discuss four crucial elements: the influences of different definitions of diversity in cultural unification, Brook's ideas about social groups working together and social groups coexisting together, the importance of diversity and the the influence of diversity in social changes. I will examine why some people feel that our American society ignores or views diversity as undignified. Thus, I will challenge Brook's view that our society ignores diversity and Americans simply pretend that it is important to them. First, I will discuss the influence of different definitions of diversity in cultural unification. The major problem with this question is that many people differ on what the concept really means and how they perceive their personal involvement. Brook argues that “we don't really care about diversity in America, even though we talk about it a lot” (306). However, it is general and misinterpretations of diversity that actually create this false image of indifference. According to Kira Hudson Banks in her research titled “A Qualitative Investigation of Students' Perceptions of Diversity,” many people define diversity as race and do not include other types of diversity (153). The true definition of diversity includes different elements of identity. and each person’s culture. Diversity involves cultural differences, such as origins, religious or political affiliation, race and gender, as well as other deeper differences, such as experiences and personality. As Banks argues in his research, true definition involves several elements of our identity (149). Therefore, how we define and conceptualize diversity affects how we interact with people of different cultures, races, and affiliations. Second, I will discuss Brook's ideas about social groups working together and social groups coexisting in a specific area. According to Brooks, in the United States we cannot see neighborhoods with different races or cultures because people always try to "group with people who are basically like them" even in their workplace (306-307 ). He makes this claim by simply giving an example of how wealthy Democratic and Republican lawyers do not tend to buy expensive homes in the same neighborhoods (307). However, in our country we can see middle-class neighborhoods where different social groups coexist, such as Coral Gables in Miami, Florida, or Pembroke Pines in Broward, Florida..