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Human Values and Social Identities among Samples of White and Black South Africans
Author(s) -
Heaven Patrick C.L.,
Simbayi Leickness,
Stones Christopher,
Roux Anda Le
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
international journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.75
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1464-066X
pISSN - 0020-7594
DOI - 10.1080/002075900399538
Subject(s) - white (mutation) , ethnic group , harmony (color) , gender studies , social harmony , politics , social identity theory , sociology , black african , psychology , social psychology , social group , anthropology , political science , ethnology , social science , gene , art , biochemistry , chemistry , law , visual arts
We examined the value correlates of different social identities among two groups of South Africans, those identifying themselves as white Afrikaners or as black South Africans. Respondents indicated the importance of their membership of different groups and also completed indices of National strength and order, and International harmony and equality. Multiple regression analyses showed that the social identities associated with both values for self‐identified Afrikaners were mainly linked with ethnic language (Afrikaans) and religion. Among self‐identified black South Africans, however, the social identities were more encompassing, including the notion of global citizen and South African. The findings are discussed in the light of ongoing political and social change in South Africa and the nature of changing identities, as well as the role of cultural symbols in facilitating in‐group identification among white Afrikaners.