Social injustices occur on a daily basis ranging from minor racial slurs to violence and abuse. It is easy to see why Primo Levi is astonished with the actions that we humans place on each other. The articles US Inner-city Apartheid by Philippe Bourgois and Difference and Other Infections of the Day by Alisse Waterston show clearly the prejudice and inequality that take place on a daily basis around the world.

Philippe Bourgois speaks first-hand on the injustices that occur in the mainly Puerto Rican district of East Harlem, New York. Throughout his research on inner-city poverty and social marginalization, he has made friends with several community natives, a number of them being "crack dealers" (Bourgois 301). Bourgois is able to take a deeper look into his newfound-friends lives as their companionships develop. This intimate and personal perspective allows Bourgois to learn from these peoples pasts and put varying...