'Coloured' identity and reflections of the 'other' in community discourse : a case study of Wentworth.
Year: 2008
Type: dissertation
Abstract: This project explores the persistence of racial frameworks amongst Coloureds in \nWentworth, Durban, using perspectives from discourse analysis as a methodological and \ntheoretical framework. In-depth focus groups and interviews with Wentworth residents \nwere conducted to investigate the continued socio-political relevance of such frameworks \nin the context of their own identity as 'Coloured', especially where these relate to \nresidual racial hierarchies of the colonial era. Three sample groups were utilised to reflect \nthe community's socio-economic spectrum, which enabled a class-based discussion of \nthe way 'Colouredness' and ideals such as national reconciliation may be reflected by \ndifferent socio-economic groups.
Author: Briana R. Meadows
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Reduced inequalities
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1562407465