Two generations of social psychologists have described a remarkably consistent pattern q,f racial attitudes in South Africa. Whites exhibit determinedly negative attitudes towards other 'race' groups (Afrikaans speakers more so than English speakers), and blacks, on the other hand, show a much lower degree of ethnocentrism, especially toward English-speaking whites. This 'lop-sided colour bar' is a consistent finding, both historically and across different attitudinal measures. We report results here that indicate that this pattern may be changing, in at least one part of the country. In addition, we examine the attitudes of school pupils in integrated and segregated schools, both in South Africa and in Zimbabwe, for evidence that inter-racial contact improves attitudinal dispositions. Our findings here offer little evidence in favour of the proposition: they appear instead to suggest the dependency of the effects of contact on cultural and normative factors.Sosiale sielkundiges het oor 'n tydperk van 60 jaar 'n stabiele rassehoudingspatroon in Suid-Afrika waargeneem. Blankes, Afrikaanssprekendes meer as Engelssprekendes, toon negatiewe rassehoudings teenoor ander rassegroepe. Daarenteen toon swartes 'n veel laer mate van etnosentrisiteit, veral teenoor Engelssprekende blankes. Hierdie 'onewewigtige kleurgrens' is histories konsekwent, en word met verskillende metingsmetodes gevind. Ons rapporteer resultate wat mag aandui dat die patroon van rassehouding in ten minste een streek besig is om te verander. Ons rapporteer ook 'n vergelyking van rassehoudings in ge'integreerde en gesegregeerde skole, beide in Suid-Afrika en Zimbabwe. Die bevindings van hierdie vergelyking dui aan dat rassekontak min rassehoudingsverandering veroorsaak: sulke verandering is klaarblyklik van kulturele en normatiewe faktore afhanklik.at WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY on June 5, 2016 sap.sagepub.com Downloaded from
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