Hyperracialized: interracial relationships in post-apartheid South Africa and the informal policing of public spaces

Steyn, Melissa; McEwen, Haley; Tsekwa, Jennie

doi:10.1080/01419870.2018.1508735

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“…The most significant contribution is the articulation of the agentic aspects of social networks for marginalised groups and the contention that representation is not sufficient to ensure inclusion. It simultaneously confirms existing knowledge on microsegregation (Bertolotti & Tagliaventi, 2007; Dixon & Durrheim, 2004; Keizan & Duncan, 2010; Koen & Durrheim, 2010; Steyn et al, 2019) and provides new knowledge on the complex ways in which racialised networks operate by providing alternative routes to organisational power. We come to these findings by going beyond intergroup theories, homophily and unsituated diversity lenses which have been favoured by researchers of segregation (e.g.…”

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“…We note that spaces such as schools, universities, interracial relationships in public spaces and places of leisure are important sites of study and have indeed been examined by other researchers in South Africa (e.g. Keizan & Duncan, 2010;Koen & Durrheim, 2010;Steyn et al, 2019) and elsewhere (e.g. Lloyd & Shuttleworth, 2014).…”

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confidence: 75%

“…Keizan and Duncan (2010) conducted an observational study of adolescents at play and found the dominant pattern to be one of race-based microsegregation. Steyn et al (2019) found that interracial relationships were policed in order to enforce racialised segregation in public spaces. In this study, we explore spatial patterns and interactions in the workplace.…”

Section: Microsegregation Homophily and Intersectionalitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…We rely on sociological, psychological and organisational theory literatures to pursue the central aims of this study. While acknowledging the merits of diversity as espoused by Steyn, McEwen and Tsekwa (2019), Steyn (2015), Vertovec (2014) and Zanoni, Janssens, Benschop and Nkomo (2010), we were particularly interested in what occurs after Black women and Black men are employed within an organisation in a country with a deep history of racism, patriarchy and race-based segregation (Terre Blanche, 2006). The contribution of this study is a demonstration that the macro representation of the 'other' or the subaltern does not automatically lead to inclusion.…”

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confidence: 99%

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In the Blood: The Consequences of Naturalising Microsegregation in Workplace Social Networks

Canham

Maier

2020

Group & Organization Management

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This study explored workplace social networks in order to understand practices of inclusion and exclusion in the context of an increasingly diverse workplace in post-apartheid South Africa. We found that the ways in which space is occupied shows marked continuities with the era of formalised segregation during the preceding periods of colonialism and apartheid. We contend that intergroup relations theory and homophily assist in providing a partial understanding of the pervasive microsegregation observed within a South African organisation. We offer that a historied account of the continuing race-based accounts of microsegregation is more productive for understanding this phenomenon in a country with a past that formalised segregation across all areas of social life. We explore the meanings that people assign to segregation patterns within the workplace based on data emerging out of 54 interviews, nine naturalistic observations and a group discussion conducted within the headquarters of a major bank in Johannesburg. Discourses of linguistic and cultural differences were used to rationalise segregation and naturalise racialised differences. The material effects of segregation were noted to be particularly onerous for Black bankers. As a capitalist class, we however found that Black bankers resist, adapt, subvert and reinscribe power relations in ways that simultaneously serve their interests while also potentially limiting their opportunities. We point to the agentic aspects of social networks for marginalised groups and contend that representation is not sufficient to ensure inclusion.

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Section: Microsegregation Homophily and Intersectionalitymentioning

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In the Blood: The Consequences of Naturalising Microsegregation in Workplace Social Networks

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Maier

2020

Group & Organization Management

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“…39 This teacher's vulnerability is further compounded by negative perceptions of LO's value, a general lack of understanding of the context and content of LO and socio-historical trauma experienced by BIPOC teachers, learners and parents. 15,40 The participants expressed that they had to learn to be assertive in dealing with unrealistic expectations and the lack of recognition in developing an improved perception of the academic value of their subject. 7 They also had to develop coping skills to overcome the challenges that deplete their professional motivation and result in the lack of teacher longevity.…”

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Courageous conversations in the Life Orientation classroom and teacher vulnerability

Villiers

Jager

2021

The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa

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Socioeconomic status and social capital as predictors of happiness: evidence and gender differences

Adedeji

Olonisakin

Buchcik

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Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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Understanding socioeconomic status (SES) and social capital as predictors of life outcomes has remained central to humanitarian, health and social research. This current study explores how socioeconomic status and social capital (community solidarity, locus of control and generalised trust) predict happiness among a sample of South African adults. Possible gender differences were also considered. Cross-sectional data from (n = 1049) South Africans on SES, social capital, happiness and sociodemographic characteristics were collected using an online questionnaire between January 2021 and September 2021. A correlation matrix was calculated to explore bivariate associations between the variables. Hierarchical regression analysis was conducted to examine the predictive influence of SES and social capital indices on happiness and the gender differential in these relationships. SES and all social capital variables were significantly correlated with happiness. The model, including SES and social capital, accounted for 25% of the variance in happiness. Gender differences were found regarding the relationship between SES and all social capital variables (except locus of control) and happiness. The results confirm that efforts to facilitate individual social capital correspond to greater happiness among South Africans. Furthermore, it highlights the need for further empirical exploration of social predictors of life outcomes. The current analysis provides a framework for developing and implementing policies that promote happiness and other life outcomes.

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Hyperracialized: interracial relationships in post-apartheid South Africa and the informal policing of public spaces

Cited by 12 publications

References 19 publications

In the Blood: The Consequences of Naturalising Microsegregation in Workplace Social Networks

In the Blood: The Consequences of Naturalising Microsegregation in Workplace Social Networks

Courageous conversations in the Life Orientation classroom and teacher vulnerability

Socioeconomic status and social capital as predictors of happiness: evidence and gender differences

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