Uniforms in Life

In the book, A Visit from the Goon Squad, one of the motifs mentioned was uniforms. This could be applied to real life because everybody identifies themselves with something, therefore making that one of their uniforms. They could identify themselves by the sports they play, the teams they're on, their gender, their economic status, and many other parts of life that are identifiable. This also contributes to who we see as enemies, friends, inferior, and superior. Grouping up like this is one of the causes of the ongoing stereotypes and separation we deal with in America today.