Think about it like this: We all live in a forest with different kinds of bears. There is a large group of bears that populate a part of the forest called Poverty, and if you live there, you’re going to see a whole lot of bears. There’s also a part of the forest called Race, where a different cluster of bears hang out. And there is another bear neighborhood called Violence. If you live near any of these bear dens, your stress-response system is going to be affected. But here’s the important part—it is affected in the same way no matter which bear you tango with.
