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Title:
Intergroup Contact and the Construction of Racial Inequality and Injustice in Post-Apartheid South Africa, 2006-2007

Subject Categories:
Race relations - Society and culture
Equality and inequality - Social stratification and groupings

Depositor(s):
Dixon, J., Lancaster University. Department of Psychology

Principal Investigator(s):
Dixon, J., Lancaster University. Department of Psychology
Durrheim, K., University of KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa). School of Psychology

Sponsor(s):
Economic and Social Research Council
National Research Foundation (South Africa)

Grant Number:
Economic and Social Research Council RES-000-22-1750

Abstract:
Two surveys were conducted in post-apartheid South Africa to explore, among other factors, attitudes towards race-targeted policies, perceptions of racial justice and discrimination, and racial prejudice. The surveys also examined people's experiences of inter-racial contact in terms of both its frequency and its quality and were designed to explore the relationship between such contact and various kinds of political attitudes. Survey One sampled black, coloured, Indian and white South Africans. Survey Two sampled white and black South Africans. Both surveys employed a computer assisted, random digit dialling methodology to recruit respondents.

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Main Topics:
Survey One focused on attitudes towards a variety of policies designed to achieve racial equality in post-apartheid South Africa. It also explored racial attitudes and other variables such as stratification beliefs. Survey Two focused on perceptions of racial discrimination and justice, and included measures of racial prejudice and racial contact.

Standard measures:

Racial stereotyping
Perceptions of injustice measured using Cantrill Ladder technique (both on Survey Two)

Coverage:
Dates of Fieldwork: Survey One: February to April, 2006 Survey Two: March to July, 2007
Country: South Africa
Spatial Units: Provincial Region
Observation Units: Individuals
Kind of Data: Numeric data; Individual (micro) level

Universe Sampled:
Location of Units of Observation:National
Population:Adults (over 18 years old) living in South Africa, 2006-2007

Methodology:
Time Dimensions: Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Sampling Procedures: Sampling was a variation on simple random sampling. Data were gathered using a telephone survey method, employed a random digit dialling technique to select respondents.
Number of Units: Survey One: 2,090
Survey Two: 769
Method of Data Collection: Telephone interview
Weighting: No weighting used

Language(s) of Written Materials:
Study Description: English
Study Documentation: English

Access:
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Date of Release:
First Edition: 16 October 2009

Copyright:
Copyright J. Dixon and K. Durrheim

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