Quiz Question: Inter-/Intra-group(ethnic) Relations in "Cracks in the Pavement"

Which of the following are true?
a) Mom and pop stores increased conflict within groups (ethnicities).
b) Mom and pop stores decreased conflict within groups.
c) Mom and pop stores increased conflict between groups.
d) Mom and pop stores decreased conflict between groups.
e) Mom and pop stores increased integration between groups.

a) False, provided a space for "priming" of new arrivals to status quo. Ex. Newly immigrated Mexican nationals and Mexican Americans at Trevino's store.
b) see A
c) False, provided a neutral space to negotiate a resolution for disputes. Ex. Jamaicans and African Americans.
d) see C
e) False. Not necessarily true, despite D (see reasoning for C). Each store was a "home base" for a specific ethnicity and actually increased segregation between groups.