scholarly journals Editorial Comments

2002 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Editorial Office
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Attitudes And Beliefs ◽  
Cultural Group ◽  
Cultural Groups ◽  
Ethical Problems ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Official Languages

South Africa is a multicultural and multilingual countrywith eleven official languages and many more dialects.Persons from each cultural group adhere to uniquevalues, attitudes and beliefs influencing their health.Nurses come from all cultural groups. Rendering culturesensitive and culture congruent care in such diversehealth care settings, poses unique ethical problems,which can only be addressed if the health care workerspossess the required knowledge and skills.

scholarly journals When There Are Only Minorities

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Byron G. Adams ◽  
Luzelle Naudé ◽  
J. Alewyn Nel ◽  
Fons J. R. van de Vijver ◽  
Sumaya Laher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Personal Identity ◽  
Intergroup Relations ◽  
Cultural Groups ◽  
Intergroup Relation ◽  
Group Boundaries ◽  
Group Orientation ◽  
Official Languages ◽  
The Relationship

Intergroup relation perspectives stem from research in Western contexts with clear distinctions between the dominant and nondominant groups. In South Africa, with at least 13 different cultural groups and 11 official languages, no group is dominant in all life spheres. We examine the relationship between identity and in-/out-group orientation across Black-Zulu, Coloured (mixed racial ancestry), Indian, and White-Afrikaans emerging adults ( N = 390; 75% females, Mage = 19.97 years, SD = 2.44). Results indicate that personal identity for all groups and ethnic identity for Black-Zulu, Indian, and White-Afrikaans emerging adults were important for intergroup relations. Black-Zulu, Coloured, and Indian emerging adults distinguish themselves less from others, whereas White-Afrikaans emerging adults are less open to others. Ultimately, the complexity of intergroup relations in South Africa has implications for the effective transformation interventions needed to counter experiences of threat and make group boundaries more flexible for emerging adults.

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