Subtle Racism Among Undergraduate Students after a Decade of Democracy

ISBN-13: 9783659789069 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 212 str.

Amanda van der Westhuizen

Opis

The concept of "race" has been the organising feature of South African society for more than three centuries. More recent social changes in the United States of America, Europe, Australia, and South Africa have lead to more subtle expressions of racism. This study aimed to explore and describe subtle racism among undergraduate psychology students at a tertiary institution in Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality in 2004. The Subtle Racism Scale was used to measure anti-Black sentiment among a sample of 286 undergraduate psychology learners, obtained through non-probability, convenience sampling. Multiple regression analysis revealed the independent variables of race, age, and the race-age interaction were significantly associated with subtle racism of the participants. Research results demonstrated that participants' level of estimated subtle racism varied according to the age and race of the participants, supporting the notion that racism in South Africa did not influence different age and race groups in a uniform manner.

O autorze

van der Westhuizen, Amanda
Amanda van der Westhuizen (D.Phil) is a counselling psychologist and lecturer at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. Her main research interests cover areas of social justice, such as racism and human trafficking. She has presented her research at national and international conferences and volunteers in counter-human trafficking initiatives