Relative deprivation and relative gratification as predictors of intergroup discrimination: can prejudice be reduced by equality?
- Authors: Neuwenhuis, Bridgitte
- Date: 2009
- Subjects: Collective behavior , Social perception , Intergroup relations , Deprivation (Psychology)
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , M Soc Sc (Psych)
- Identifier: vital:11608 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/147 , Collective behavior , Social perception , Intergroup relations , Deprivation (Psychology)
- Description: It has long been identified that relative deprivation increases prejudice. Guimond and Dambrun (2002) demonstrated that relative gratification, as the opposite of relative deprivation, is also an important variable in predicting intergroup discrimination. Guimond and Dambrun (2002), further suggest that in order to prevent destructive conflicts between groups, such as intergroup discrimination, the goal of equality rather than economic improvements has to be kept in mind. The present paper will report three experiments which aimed to replicate Guimond and Dambrun’s (2002) findings on relative deprivation and relative gratification and which further aimed to test their proposal that equality would reduce prejudice. The results of the three experiments confirmed the predicted effects of relative deprivation and relative gratification on intergroup discrimination. However, the results did not confirm that equality reduces prejudice. Methodological and theoretical reasons for these results are provided and discussed in detail.
- Full Text:
- Date Issued: 2009
- Authors: Neuwenhuis, Bridgitte
- Date: 2009
- Subjects: Collective behavior , Social perception , Intergroup relations , Deprivation (Psychology)
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , M Soc Sc (Psych)
- Identifier: vital:11608 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/147 , Collective behavior , Social perception , Intergroup relations , Deprivation (Psychology)
- Description: It has long been identified that relative deprivation increases prejudice. Guimond and Dambrun (2002) demonstrated that relative gratification, as the opposite of relative deprivation, is also an important variable in predicting intergroup discrimination. Guimond and Dambrun (2002), further suggest that in order to prevent destructive conflicts between groups, such as intergroup discrimination, the goal of equality rather than economic improvements has to be kept in mind. The present paper will report three experiments which aimed to replicate Guimond and Dambrun’s (2002) findings on relative deprivation and relative gratification and which further aimed to test their proposal that equality would reduce prejudice. The results of the three experiments confirmed the predicted effects of relative deprivation and relative gratification on intergroup discrimination. However, the results did not confirm that equality reduces prejudice. Methodological and theoretical reasons for these results are provided and discussed in detail.
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- Date Issued: 2009
Exercise Physiology: HUS 511
- Van Ghent, Maya, Lyoka, P, Coetzee, Ben
- Authors: Van Ghent, Maya , Lyoka, P , Coetzee, Ben
- Date: 2011-06
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:18246 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1011239
- Description: Exercise Physiology: HUS 511, honours degree examination June 2011.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2011-06
- Authors: Van Ghent, Maya , Lyoka, P , Coetzee, Ben
- Date: 2011-06
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:18246 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1011239
- Description: Exercise Physiology: HUS 511, honours degree examination June 2011.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2011-06
Corporate Communication: CMA 123
- Authors: Usadolo, S. E , Salawu, A
- Date: 2011-02
- Subjects: Corporate Communications
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:17943 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1010513
- Description: Corporate Communication: CMA 123, supplementary examination February 2011.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2011-02
- Authors: Usadolo, S. E , Salawu, A
- Date: 2011-02
- Subjects: Corporate Communications
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:17943 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1010513
- Description: Corporate Communication: CMA 123, supplementary examination February 2011.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2011-02
Financial and Human Resources Management: LIB 322
- Ondari-Okemwa, E M, Khayundi, F E
- Authors: Ondari-Okemwa, E M , Khayundi, F E
- Date: 2010-01
- Subjects: Library administration
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:18007 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1010584
- Description: Financial and Human Resources Management: LIB 322, supplementary examination Jan/Feb 2010.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2010-01
- Authors: Ondari-Okemwa, E M , Khayundi, F E
- Date: 2010-01
- Subjects: Library administration
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:18007 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1010584
- Description: Financial and Human Resources Management: LIB 322, supplementary examination Jan/Feb 2010.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2010-01
Computerized Cataloguing: INF 323
- Chitsamatanga, N, Ondari-Okemwa
- Authors: Chitsamatanga, N , Ondari-Okemwa
- Date: 2011-02
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:17994 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1010568
- Description: Computerized Cataloguing: INF 323, supplementary examination February 2011.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2011-02
- Authors: Chitsamatanga, N , Ondari-Okemwa
- Date: 2011-02
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:17994 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1010568
- Description: Computerized Cataloguing: INF 323, supplementary examination February 2011.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2011-02
Cultural Interchange, Acculturation and Applied Anthropology: ANT 322
- Myaluza-Masina, N, Komanisi, M.P, Lalmla, C.M
- Authors: Myaluza-Masina, N , Komanisi, M.P , Lalmla, C.M
- Date: 2010-01
- Subjects: Anthropology
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:18338 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1011467
- Description: Cultural Interchange, Acculturation and Applied Anthropology: ANT 322, supplementary examination January 2010.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2010-01
- Authors: Myaluza-Masina, N , Komanisi, M.P , Lalmla, C.M
- Date: 2010-01
- Subjects: Anthropology
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:18338 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1011467
- Description: Cultural Interchange, Acculturation and Applied Anthropology: ANT 322, supplementary examination January 2010.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2010-01
Contemporary Sociological Theory: SOC 312
- Authors: Makapela, L S , Makhanya, M
- Date: 2011-07
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:17958 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1010529
- Description: Contemporary Sociological Theory: SOC 312, supplementary examiantion July 2011.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2011-07
- Authors: Makapela, L S , Makhanya, M
- Date: 2011-07
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:17958 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1010529
- Description: Contemporary Sociological Theory: SOC 312, supplementary examiantion July 2011.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2011-07
Modern Church History: TCH 321
- Authors: Mbaya, H , Williams, D T
- Date: 2010-11
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:18189 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1011174
- Description: Modern Church History: TCH 321, degree examination November 2010.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2010-11
- Authors: Mbaya, H , Williams, D T
- Date: 2010-11
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:18189 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1011174
- Description: Modern Church History: TCH 321, degree examination November 2010.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2010-11
Motor Development: HUS 121
An appraisal of the Methodist church’s role in poverty alleviation in the Alice region
- Authors: Jibiliza, Xolisa Terrance
- Date: 2016
- Subjects: Economic assistance, Domestic , Rural poor -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , M Th
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10353/1451 , vital:27187
- Description: “All religions emphasize the need to support charity, welfare and the disadvantaged. Obligatory giving is, thus, a manifestation of spirituality. This is why religious communities are capable, like no other sector of society, of mobilizing enormous resources for poverty alleviation and development initiative” (Maharaj & Chetty, 2007:82). Most African countries are faced with serious and worsening poverty (Wogaman, 1986:47), and one of greatest issues that demands our immediate attention within the church and society is poverty alleviation. Wogaman (1986:47) further argues that the increase in production has not served to bridge the great historic chasm between rich and poor. Hence, the church needs to direct its attention and its activity to poverty alleviation so that it becomes an advocate for the poor. Lawrence (2012:1) argued that we are created for fellowship with other people and also depend on God for our survival. Therefore, poverty touches all of God’s creatures and not simply those who experience it directly. Poverty prevents human beings from realizing their potential; it creates barriers of inequality between people, and bars people from experiencing the abundance of God’s creation.
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- Date Issued: 2016
- Authors: Jibiliza, Xolisa Terrance
- Date: 2016
- Subjects: Economic assistance, Domestic , Rural poor -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , M Th
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10353/1451 , vital:27187
- Description: “All religions emphasize the need to support charity, welfare and the disadvantaged. Obligatory giving is, thus, a manifestation of spirituality. This is why religious communities are capable, like no other sector of society, of mobilizing enormous resources for poverty alleviation and development initiative” (Maharaj & Chetty, 2007:82). Most African countries are faced with serious and worsening poverty (Wogaman, 1986:47), and one of greatest issues that demands our immediate attention within the church and society is poverty alleviation. Wogaman (1986:47) further argues that the increase in production has not served to bridge the great historic chasm between rich and poor. Hence, the church needs to direct its attention and its activity to poverty alleviation so that it becomes an advocate for the poor. Lawrence (2012:1) argued that we are created for fellowship with other people and also depend on God for our survival. Therefore, poverty touches all of God’s creatures and not simply those who experience it directly. Poverty prevents human beings from realizing their potential; it creates barriers of inequality between people, and bars people from experiencing the abundance of God’s creation.
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- Date Issued: 2016
Survey of Religions: TRS 121
- Williams, D T, Oosthuizen, R, Chetty, Irvin G
- Authors: Williams, D T , Oosthuizen, R , Chetty, Irvin G
- Date: 2012-01
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:18151 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1011071
- Description: Survey of Religions: TRS 121,supplementary examination January 2012.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2012-01
- Authors: Williams, D T , Oosthuizen, R , Chetty, Irvin G
- Date: 2012-01
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:18151 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1011071
- Description: Survey of Religions: TRS 121,supplementary examination January 2012.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2012-01
Academic Practice and Reasoning: APR 122
- Authors: Siziba, L P , Makwela, B
- Date: 2012-02
- Subjects: English
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:18235 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1011227
- Description: Academic Practice and Reasoning: APR 122, degree examination February 2012.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2012-02
- Authors: Siziba, L P , Makwela, B
- Date: 2012-02
- Subjects: English
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:18235 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1011227
- Description: Academic Practice and Reasoning: APR 122, degree examination February 2012.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2012-02
Igalelo loncwadi lwandulo ku-Ithemba liyaphilisa ka-W.K. Tamsanqa no-Ingqumbo yeminyanya ka- A. C. Jordan
- Authors: Ganto, Diniwe Joyce
- Date: 2013
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MA (African Languages)
- Identifier: vital:11150 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1013014
- Description: Olu phando luqwalasela nzulu igalelo loncwadi lwandulo kolwanamhla uncwadi. Kubalulekile ukuba kwenziwe oku kuba ugxudululu lwabahlalutyi boncwadi lwesiXhosa bakholisa ukukhumathela ekukhangeleni ifuthe loncwadi lwaseNtshona kuncwadi lwesiXhosa, babe bona abahlalutyi abagrombonca igalelo loncwadi lwandulo kolwanamhla (kwisiXhosa) benqongophele. Nemingqandandana ekhoyo yophando oselwenziwe kuncwadi lwesiXhosa ikholisa ukukhangela ifuthe, lona uphando olungegalelo loncwadi lwandulo kolwanamhla lunqongophele. Iincwadi endiphengulula zona kulo msebenzi yile kaJordan (Ingqumbo Yeminyanya), nekaTamsanqa (Ithemba Liyaphilisa). Indlela endiwuhlahlube ngayo lo msebenzi wophengululo ingolu hlobo: Isahluko sokuqala yimbulambethe edandalazisa iindlela-ndlela endiza kuchankcatha ngazo ukugrombonca eli galelo loncwadi lwandulo kolwanamhla. Isahluko sesibini siza kugrombonca imigqaliselo ekwakuchancathwa kuyo endulo xa kuyilwa amabalana omthonyama. Ndibuye ndifunxe ulwazi olunzulu ngala mabali andulo. Isahluko sesithathu siza kukhukhuza sikhangele ezi ncwadi zimbini Ingqumbo Yeminyanya ne Ithemba Liyaphilisa ukuba ezi zithako nala mabali andulo asetyenziswe njani na kuzo. Isahluko sesine siza kutwabulula indlela abazinonga ngayo ezi zithako nala mabali andulo kwezi ncwadi zabo ooJordan noTamsanqa. Kwakhona ndiphinde ndikhangele ukuba ezi zithako zinagalelo lini na kwizigidimi ezingundoqo eziphuhliswa kwezi ncwadi. Isahluko sesihlanu sisishokobezo somsebenzi wezahluko zonke endizenzileyo.
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- Date Issued: 2013
- Authors: Ganto, Diniwe Joyce
- Date: 2013
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MA (African Languages)
- Identifier: vital:11150 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1013014
- Description: Olu phando luqwalasela nzulu igalelo loncwadi lwandulo kolwanamhla uncwadi. Kubalulekile ukuba kwenziwe oku kuba ugxudululu lwabahlalutyi boncwadi lwesiXhosa bakholisa ukukhumathela ekukhangeleni ifuthe loncwadi lwaseNtshona kuncwadi lwesiXhosa, babe bona abahlalutyi abagrombonca igalelo loncwadi lwandulo kolwanamhla (kwisiXhosa) benqongophele. Nemingqandandana ekhoyo yophando oselwenziwe kuncwadi lwesiXhosa ikholisa ukukhangela ifuthe, lona uphando olungegalelo loncwadi lwandulo kolwanamhla lunqongophele. Iincwadi endiphengulula zona kulo msebenzi yile kaJordan (Ingqumbo Yeminyanya), nekaTamsanqa (Ithemba Liyaphilisa). Indlela endiwuhlahlube ngayo lo msebenzi wophengululo ingolu hlobo: Isahluko sokuqala yimbulambethe edandalazisa iindlela-ndlela endiza kuchankcatha ngazo ukugrombonca eli galelo loncwadi lwandulo kolwanamhla. Isahluko sesibini siza kugrombonca imigqaliselo ekwakuchancathwa kuyo endulo xa kuyilwa amabalana omthonyama. Ndibuye ndifunxe ulwazi olunzulu ngala mabali andulo. Isahluko sesithathu siza kukhukhuza sikhangele ezi ncwadi zimbini Ingqumbo Yeminyanya ne Ithemba Liyaphilisa ukuba ezi zithako nala mabali andulo asetyenziswe njani na kuzo. Isahluko sesine siza kutwabulula indlela abazinonga ngayo ezi zithako nala mabali andulo kwezi ncwadi zabo ooJordan noTamsanqa. Kwakhona ndiphinde ndikhangele ukuba ezi zithako zinagalelo lini na kwizigidimi ezingundoqo eziphuhliswa kwezi ncwadi. Isahluko sesihlanu sisishokobezo somsebenzi wezahluko zonke endizenzileyo.
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- Date Issued: 2013
Philosophy: PHL 125F
- Authors: Van der Nest, M
- Date: 2011-11
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:18234 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1011226
- Description: Philosophy: PHL 125F, supplementary examination November 2011.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2011-11
- Authors: Van der Nest, M
- Date: 2011-11
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:18234 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1011226
- Description: Philosophy: PHL 125F, supplementary examination November 2011.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2011-11
Effects of the brittle national information policy framework on information services in Malawi
- Authors: Gausi, Hambani Adamson
- Date: 2013
- Subjects: Information science -- Malawi , Information policy -- Malawi , Information services -- Law and legislation -- Malawi , Libraries -- Malawi
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , M Bibl
- Identifier: vital:11573 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1005989 , Information science -- Malawi , Information policy -- Malawi , Information services -- Law and legislation -- Malawi , Libraries -- Malawi
- Description: The aim of the study was to explore the effects of the absence of an overarching national information policy on information services in Malawi. The objectives of the study were to: find out the effects of the absence of an overarching national information policy on information access in Malawi; establish factors impeding the development of an overarching national information policy in Malawi; find out the extent to which the absence of an overarching policy has affected capacity building in information services in Malawi; and identify the legal and regulatory framework implications of the absence of such a policy in Malawi. The study adopted an exploratory research design. Data were collected using document analysis, observations and in-depth interviews. Eighty-two face-to-face interviews were conducted with policy makers in government, Members of Parliamentary committees on legal and media issues, information scientists, information service providers, academicians, legal experts and information users. Purposive sampling was used to select participants. An interview guide comprising closed and open ended questions was used to interview respondents. Data were analysed using quantitative and qualitative methods. The findings of this study may be used by Government in developing relevant national information policies that would enhance free access and utilisation of information. Furthermore the study is significant in identifying factors that may impede the development of a national information policy. The study revealed that Malawi has a brittle national information policy framework for the provision of information services. Malawi doesn’t have an overarching policy framework for the sector and as a result, there is no policy guidance to drive the development of sectoral policies and supporting legislation. Policy development in Malawi is more reactive to issues than systematic and very slow. Consequently, access to and utilization of information is low; capacity building is low in terms of competencies and infrastructure and; the legal and regulatory framework for information services is weak. The study also revealed that factors impeding the development of an overarching national information policy include: motivation for the development of sectoral information policies; lack of an institutional framework to guide the development of policy; lack of finances and technical capacity; lack of sustained political will; level of economic development; existence of overarching government development plans; international trends; and the diverse nature of the information sector. The general recommendation emanating from the findings of the study is that Malawi needs an overarching national information policy which would articulate and address issues regarding access to information, capacity building in terms of skills and infrastructure, and the legal and regulatory framework. Information is a cross-cutting issue requiring an all-encompassing policy. However, specific recommendations from the findings of this study are that government should expedite the development of policies and enactment of relevant pieces of legislation which are not yet in place to enhance free access and utilisation of information and ICTs; government should speed up the introduction of information literacy in the school curriculum starting from primary school level to university; government should develop a library policy to promote the development of school libraries in both primary and secondary schools, and public libraries in all towns, district assemblies and rural growth centres which should be well resourced including Internet facilities; and government should constantly review and harmonise policies and legislation in the information sector so that they are in line with current trends.
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- Date Issued: 2013
- Authors: Gausi, Hambani Adamson
- Date: 2013
- Subjects: Information science -- Malawi , Information policy -- Malawi , Information services -- Law and legislation -- Malawi , Libraries -- Malawi
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , M Bibl
- Identifier: vital:11573 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1005989 , Information science -- Malawi , Information policy -- Malawi , Information services -- Law and legislation -- Malawi , Libraries -- Malawi
- Description: The aim of the study was to explore the effects of the absence of an overarching national information policy on information services in Malawi. The objectives of the study were to: find out the effects of the absence of an overarching national information policy on information access in Malawi; establish factors impeding the development of an overarching national information policy in Malawi; find out the extent to which the absence of an overarching policy has affected capacity building in information services in Malawi; and identify the legal and regulatory framework implications of the absence of such a policy in Malawi. The study adopted an exploratory research design. Data were collected using document analysis, observations and in-depth interviews. Eighty-two face-to-face interviews were conducted with policy makers in government, Members of Parliamentary committees on legal and media issues, information scientists, information service providers, academicians, legal experts and information users. Purposive sampling was used to select participants. An interview guide comprising closed and open ended questions was used to interview respondents. Data were analysed using quantitative and qualitative methods. The findings of this study may be used by Government in developing relevant national information policies that would enhance free access and utilisation of information. Furthermore the study is significant in identifying factors that may impede the development of a national information policy. The study revealed that Malawi has a brittle national information policy framework for the provision of information services. Malawi doesn’t have an overarching policy framework for the sector and as a result, there is no policy guidance to drive the development of sectoral policies and supporting legislation. Policy development in Malawi is more reactive to issues than systematic and very slow. Consequently, access to and utilization of information is low; capacity building is low in terms of competencies and infrastructure and; the legal and regulatory framework for information services is weak. The study also revealed that factors impeding the development of an overarching national information policy include: motivation for the development of sectoral information policies; lack of an institutional framework to guide the development of policy; lack of finances and technical capacity; lack of sustained political will; level of economic development; existence of overarching government development plans; international trends; and the diverse nature of the information sector. The general recommendation emanating from the findings of the study is that Malawi needs an overarching national information policy which would articulate and address issues regarding access to information, capacity building in terms of skills and infrastructure, and the legal and regulatory framework. Information is a cross-cutting issue requiring an all-encompassing policy. However, specific recommendations from the findings of this study are that government should expedite the development of policies and enactment of relevant pieces of legislation which are not yet in place to enhance free access and utilisation of information and ICTs; government should speed up the introduction of information literacy in the school curriculum starting from primary school level to university; government should develop a library policy to promote the development of school libraries in both primary and secondary schools, and public libraries in all towns, district assemblies and rural growth centres which should be well resourced including Internet facilities; and government should constantly review and harmonise policies and legislation in the information sector so that they are in line with current trends.
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- Date Issued: 2013
Assessing the impact of loal content policy on youth culture in Mbare Harae: the case of Youth.com
- Authors: Mabika, Memory
- Date: 2009
- Subjects: Television and youth -- Zimbabwe , Television programs -- Zimbabwe , Television -- Psychological aspects
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , M Soc Sc (Com)
- Identifier: vital:11361 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1001275 , Television and youth -- Zimbabwe , Television programs -- Zimbabwe , Television -- Psychological aspects
- Description: The study sought to establish the impact of using the local content policy in reducing television cultural influences on Mbare youth in Zimbabwe. It is assumed that television has ideological and hegemonic functions which have come to dominate the life styles of the youths on issues of dress styles, musical tastes and language, thus threatening and weakening the long established local cultures. Hence the Zimbabwean government’s local content policy was established to reduce influences of alien cultures. This study, therefore, sought to establish if Mbare youth cultures confirm or reject the imitation of television cultures with regard to dress styles, music tastes and language. In addition, the investigation aimed at establishing the feasibility of using the local content policy to reduce foreign cultural intrusions vis-à-vis globalisation challenges. The three theories utilised in the discussion of the influence of television on Mbare youth culture in this study include the cultivation theory, the theory of hegemony and the uses and gratification theory. A qualitative study was adopted to gather data using focus group discussions, questionnaires and semiotic analysis. The sample of the study consisted of 87 participants and 4 Youth.com programmes. The study revealed that television has ideological and hegemonic functions. As such, it tends to be a dominant influence on the life styles and culture of Mbare youths. The study also established that Youth.com influences youth culture through music. In Zimbabwe music has become the most influential aspect of Youth.com despite not being specified in the local content policy on television broadcasting. Furthermore, the study shows that the implications of globalisation on local television content are undermining government efforts to preserve local cultures through the local content policy. The primary reason for this has to do with the fact that Youth.com programme does not contain a higher quota of local content as stipulated in the policy. However, although the local content policy was viewed as a political gimmick, the the study revealed that it was necessary in view of youths’ vulnerability to television’s ideological and hegemonic influences. Nevertheless, in view of the loopholes revealed by this study, the policy requires to be revised to cater for all the essential cultural elements, such as, music, which are allowing alien cultures to penetrate local ways of life. For instance, the urban groove music has major impacts on the culture of Mbare youths.
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- Date Issued: 2009
- Authors: Mabika, Memory
- Date: 2009
- Subjects: Television and youth -- Zimbabwe , Television programs -- Zimbabwe , Television -- Psychological aspects
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , M Soc Sc (Com)
- Identifier: vital:11361 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1001275 , Television and youth -- Zimbabwe , Television programs -- Zimbabwe , Television -- Psychological aspects
- Description: The study sought to establish the impact of using the local content policy in reducing television cultural influences on Mbare youth in Zimbabwe. It is assumed that television has ideological and hegemonic functions which have come to dominate the life styles of the youths on issues of dress styles, musical tastes and language, thus threatening and weakening the long established local cultures. Hence the Zimbabwean government’s local content policy was established to reduce influences of alien cultures. This study, therefore, sought to establish if Mbare youth cultures confirm or reject the imitation of television cultures with regard to dress styles, music tastes and language. In addition, the investigation aimed at establishing the feasibility of using the local content policy to reduce foreign cultural intrusions vis-à-vis globalisation challenges. The three theories utilised in the discussion of the influence of television on Mbare youth culture in this study include the cultivation theory, the theory of hegemony and the uses and gratification theory. A qualitative study was adopted to gather data using focus group discussions, questionnaires and semiotic analysis. The sample of the study consisted of 87 participants and 4 Youth.com programmes. The study revealed that television has ideological and hegemonic functions. As such, it tends to be a dominant influence on the life styles and culture of Mbare youths. The study also established that Youth.com influences youth culture through music. In Zimbabwe music has become the most influential aspect of Youth.com despite not being specified in the local content policy on television broadcasting. Furthermore, the study shows that the implications of globalisation on local television content are undermining government efforts to preserve local cultures through the local content policy. The primary reason for this has to do with the fact that Youth.com programme does not contain a higher quota of local content as stipulated in the policy. However, although the local content policy was viewed as a political gimmick, the the study revealed that it was necessary in view of youths’ vulnerability to television’s ideological and hegemonic influences. Nevertheless, in view of the loopholes revealed by this study, the policy requires to be revised to cater for all the essential cultural elements, such as, music, which are allowing alien cultures to penetrate local ways of life. For instance, the urban groove music has major impacts on the culture of Mbare youths.
- Full Text:
- Date Issued: 2009
Correctional Administration, Victimology and Crime Prevention: CRM 222
- Mashaba, T, Earl-Yaylor, M, Daniel, N
- Authors: Mashaba, T , Earl-Yaylor, M , Daniel, N
- Date: 2010-01
- Subjects: Criminology
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:18192 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1011181
- Description: Correctional Administration, Victimology and Crime Prevention: CRM 222, supplementary examination January/February 2010.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2010-01
- Authors: Mashaba, T , Earl-Yaylor, M , Daniel, N
- Date: 2010-01
- Subjects: Criminology
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:18192 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1011181
- Description: Correctional Administration, Victimology and Crime Prevention: CRM 222, supplementary examination January/February 2010.
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- Date Issued: 2010-01
Penology: CRM 523
- Authors: Earl-Taylor, M , Singh, S
- Date: 2010-11
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:18221 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1011212
- Description: Penology: CRM 523, degree examination November 2010.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2010-11
- Authors: Earl-Taylor, M , Singh, S
- Date: 2010-11
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:18221 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1011212
- Description: Penology: CRM 523, degree examination November 2010.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2010-11
Introduction to Sociology: SOC 121F
Advanced Choral Music: MUC 501
- Lloyd, G, Milisi, M, Dargie, D, Bleibinger, Brukman, J
- Authors: Lloyd, G , Milisi, M , Dargie, D , Bleibinger , Brukman, J
- Date: 2010-02
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:18094 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1010842
- Description: Advanced Choral Music: MUC 501, Aegrotat Honours examinations February 2010.
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- Date Issued: 2010-02
- Authors: Lloyd, G , Milisi, M , Dargie, D , Bleibinger , Brukman, J
- Date: 2010-02
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:18094 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1010842
- Description: Advanced Choral Music: MUC 501, Aegrotat Honours examinations February 2010.
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- Date Issued: 2010-02