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The politics of exclusion : a case study of the Factreton area
Bibliography: leaves 232-238.
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/14712 The politics of exclusion : a case study of the Factreton area Field, Shaun Patrick Savage, Michael Working class South Africa Factreton Bibliography: leaves 232-238. This study explores and documents the experiences of coloured workers in the Factreton area. Coloured workers in Factreton have a tendency to be unresponsive to political issues and political organisation. This unresponsiveness to politics is due to coloured workers tendency to perceive, and deal with, political and non- political realities as separate and unconnected. Coloured worker's social consciousness has been shaped by a particular set of historical and current factors. These factors are collectively termed, "The Politics of Exclusion". The apartheid state has politically, culturally, economically and psychologically excluded coloured workers from having access to the resources and status of the white population. The apartheid state has also separated coloured workers from the African majority. Coloured workers have responded to their oppression and exclusion by using non-political means to sustain community life. These have included particular kinship networks, high church attendance amongst women, excessive alcohol consumption amongst men, and a range of other cultural forms. Coloured workers' day-to-day struggle for economic survival has also tended to reinforce their unresponsiveness to politics. Coloured workers' lack of a clear political identity together with a prevalence of individualism and exclusive forms of behaviour has resulted in coloured workers distancing themselves from political organisation and action. These issues and arguments were developed through the use of extensive interviews with coloured workers and political activists. Furthermore, my year long residence within the Kensington/Factreton area was a vital method and experience which shaped this study. 2015-11-08T04:49:52Z 2015-11-08T04:49:52Z 1990 Master Thesis Masters MSocSc http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14712 eng application/pdf Department of Sociology Faculty of Humanities University of Cape Town |
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| title | The politics of exclusion : a case study of the Factreton area |
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