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Publication details [#63336]

Vandeyar, Saloshna and Thirusellvan Vandeyar. 2017. Opposing Gazes: Racism and Xenophobia in South African Schools. Journal of Asian and African Studies 52 (1) : 68–81.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Place, Publisher
SAGE Publications

Annotation

Using a qualitative case study approach, this inquiry sets out to grasp discrimination experienced by immigrant students in their interactions with South African students and the prejudice immigrant students expressed against Black South African students. Findings reveal that the discrimination experienced by immigrant students could be clustered into four broad themes, namely categorisations and prototypes; practised stereotypes; academic and social exclusion; and work ethic. Furthermore, statements immigrant students make about South African students appear to fall into two wide categories, namely lack of value for moral integrity and lack of value for education. Educating students to appreciate human dignity and to regard each other as cosmopolitan citizens of the world could be a manner to ensure social cohesion and harmony of future generations.