Extending the Materialist/Post-Materialist Distinction. Some Remarks on the Classification of Values From a South African Perspective

Lategan, Bernard C.

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“…Yet cross-national studies have shown that materialism is not uniquely associated with 'the West' 149 and a case can be made that the materialist/post-materialist distinction travels well cross-culturally because feeling secure or insecure about survival is meaningful in most (and probably all) societies. 150 Some South African scholars 151,152 have argued in favour of including additional questions (probing so-called 'pre-modern' value orientations, such as access to water and other basic needs).…”

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confidence: 99%

In defence of exploratory research: A reply to critics

Nattrass¹

2020

S. Afr. J. Sci.

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My Commentary 'Why are black South African students less likely to consider studying biological sciences?' (S Afr J Sci. 2020;116(5/6)) has been criticised on a variety of grounds. Many of these involve misrepresentations or misunderstandings of my research. Some appear to be rooted in hostility towards quantitative social science paradigms. Many condemn what they see as racist assumptions and interpretations. I defend my explicitly exploratory research, showing that the research design was in line with standards for such research and was rooted in well-established existing literatures. I dispute that my research was in any way racist or entailed racial essentialism. Rather, it emphasized that attitudes and beliefs were better predictors of study and career choices than self-identified racial identities per se. I defend the analysis of the 'red-green divide', materialism, attitudes to wildlife and experience of pets and attitudes on other issues. I acknowledge some useful suggestions for further and fuller research to enhance an evidence-based understanding of the challenges of transformation facing the University of Cape Town and the conservation sector more broadly.

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Section: Materialismmentioning

confidence: 99%