This excerpt sounds more like a self-appraisal exercise assigned by a shrink than a sociology paper.

But I think her feeling, as a minority, of needing to come together with others of like mind in a defensive enclave-like brother/sisterhood is not too different from the motivation I have to move to The Villages.* It just feels right and comfortable and secure being with all those with whom I share common interests and needs as opposed to being out in the, from my perspective, uncomfortably culturally diverse outside world.* I can relate to the basic human desire to feel more comfortable with "my own kind."* I'm rather sick and tired of "cultural diversity" being slammed down our throats.