▁Category : R h ode ▁Island ▁in ▁fiction ▁Category : L GB T - related ▁com ics ▁Category : Work s ▁about ▁H . ▁P . ▁Love craft ▁Category : Work s ▁about ▁journal ists ▁Category : Com ics ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 0 s ▁Category : A da pt ations ▁of ▁works ▁by ▁H . ▁P . ▁Love craft <0x0A> </s> ▁Auto - se greg ation ▁or ▁self - se greg ation ▁is ▁the ▁separation ▁of ▁a ▁religious ▁or ▁eth nic ▁group ▁from ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁society ▁in ▁a ▁state ▁by ▁the ▁group ▁itself . ▁This ▁could ▁also ▁mean ▁in ability ▁for ▁a ▁normal ▁social ▁interaction ▁and ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁social ▁ex clusion . ▁ ▁Through ▁auto - se greg ation , ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁separate ▁group ▁can ▁establish ▁their ▁own ▁services , ▁and ▁maintain ▁their ▁own ▁trad itions ▁and ▁custom s . ▁For ▁example , ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁un contact ed ▁pe op les ▁have ▁preferred ▁not ▁to ▁interact ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁glob ally ▁integrated ▁human ▁population . ▁By ▁remaining ▁in ▁a ▁reserve ▁and ▁in ▁isol ation , ▁they ▁can ▁preserve ▁their ▁cult ures ▁int act ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁they ▁choose ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁states ▁protect ▁them . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁some ▁groups ▁self - se greg ate ▁to ▁avoid ▁integr ating ▁with ▁other ▁groups , ▁either ▁to ▁protect ▁their ▁culture ▁or ▁some ▁may ▁self - se greg ate ▁from ▁others ▁that ▁they ▁consider ▁intellect ually ▁and / or