Racial Encounter : the Social Psychology of Contact and Desegregation.

The political and legislative changes which took place in South Africa during the 1990s, with the dissolution of apartheid, created a unique set of social conditions. As official policies of segregation were abolished, people of both black and white racial groups began to experience new forms of soc...

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Main Author: Durrheim, Kevin
Other Authors: Dixon, John
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012.
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Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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Summary:The political and legislative changes which took place in South Africa during the 1990s, with the dissolution of apartheid, created a unique set of social conditions. As official policies of segregation were abolished, people of both black and white racial groups began to experience new forms of social contact and intimacy. By examining these emerging processes of intergroup contact in South Africa, and evaluating related evidence from the US, Racial Encounter offers a social psychological account of desegregation. It begins with a critical analysis of the traditional theories an.
Physical Description:1 online resource (273 pages)
ISBN:9781135648329
1135648328
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.