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Stratification in Port Nolloth
The problem set in this project was to study stratification in Port Nolloth society. It was clear from the start that Port Nolloth society was highly stratified, and that the major strata were formed by the White, Coloured and African people in the town. As the study progressed, divisions within the...
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| author | West, Martin |
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| description | The problem set in this project was to study stratification in Port Nolloth society. It was clear from the start that Port Nolloth society was highly stratified, and that the major strata were formed by the White, Coloured and African people in the town. As the study progressed, divisions within the major strata became apparent, and at once a terminological problem was raised: could the major strata be regarded as castes, with their sub-divisions as classes, or were the divisions of the same order, making the stratification system one of class and sub-class? It became apparent, however, that the major strata and their sub-divisions were not of the same order, the main difference being that the former were endogamous groups of a rigid nature, whereas the latter allowed considerable social mobility. This suggested a system of stratification similar to that posited by van den Berghe tor another South African town, where he considered that "the stratification system can be described as a dual hierarchy of closed castes sub-divided into open classes". |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/24364 Stratification in Port Nolloth West, Martin Wilson, Monica Social Anthroplogy The problem set in this project was to study stratification in Port Nolloth society. It was clear from the start that Port Nolloth society was highly stratified, and that the major strata were formed by the White, Coloured and African people in the town. As the study progressed, divisions within the major strata became apparent, and at once a terminological problem was raised: could the major strata be regarded as castes, with their sub-divisions as classes, or were the divisions of the same order, making the stratification system one of class and sub-class? It became apparent, however, that the major strata and their sub-divisions were not of the same order, the main difference being that the former were endogamous groups of a rigid nature, whereas the latter allowed considerable social mobility. This suggested a system of stratification similar to that posited by van den Berghe tor another South African town, where he considered that "the stratification system can be described as a dual hierarchy of closed castes sub-divided into open classes". 2017-05-19T12:42:32Z 2017-05-19T12:42:32Z 1969 Master Thesis Masters MA http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24364 eng application/pdf Social Anthropology Faculty of Humanities University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Social Anthroplogy West, Martin Stratification in Port Nolloth |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | Stratification in Port Nolloth |
| title_full | Stratification in Port Nolloth |
| title_fullStr | Stratification in Port Nolloth |
| title_full_unstemmed | Stratification in Port Nolloth |
| title_short | Stratification in Port Nolloth |
| title_sort | stratification in port nolloth |
| topic | Social Anthroplogy |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24364 |
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