The attitudes of Zululand University academics towards immigrants
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2000
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South Africa has the most restrictive attitudes towards immigration and immigrants of any country that has been surveyed in the world (Mattes, McDonald, Poore Richmond 1999)). There are an estimated ten to fifteen million immigrants in South Africa (Buthelezi 1996). Immigrants are generally seen as a threat to jobs and houses and are often accused of committing crime. There were rumors of racism and xenophobia at the University of Zululand to which the Rector published a circular denouncing such attitudes.
To determine whether there was xenophobia at me University of Zululand, questionnaires were sent to South African Lectures, asking them about their attitudes towards immigrants. Twenty-two Lectures responded to the questionnaires. Total scores and mean scores were calculated. Scores tailing below the mean indicated negative attitudes, while those felling above the mean indicated positive attitudes. Unlike studies by Mattes et all (1999), Smedley (1977) and Matshazi (1997), where South Africans were found to have negative attitudes towards immigrants, lecturers at the University of Zululand were generally found to have positive attitudes towards immigrants.
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A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Arts University of Zululand
fulfillment of the requirement for the Degree of Masters of Arts in
Clinical Psychology 2000.
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Immigrants., Immigration and immigrants--South Africa