Social differences divide similar people from one another, but they also unite different people. People belonging to different social groups share differences and similarities cutting across the boundaries of their groups. People belonging to the same religion may feel different. Yet people from different religions may have similar views. (i) For example, Carlos and Smith were similar in one way because both were African-Americans and thus different from Norman who was white. (ii) But they were all similar in other way that they were all athletes who stood against racial discrimination.