Birds of a feather flock together race versus gender preference in the South African workplace

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dc.contributor.advisorMeyer, Inesen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorHansen, Marionen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-31T12:34:11Z
dc.date.available2014-07-31T12:34:11Z
dc.date.issued2012en_ZA
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dc.description.abstractSocial Identity Theory proposes that individuals derive part of their identity and their social identity, through their membership in social groups. In order to derive a positive social identity, they attempt to compare themselves more favourably in comparison to members of groups they do not belong to, which may at times leads to discrimination against out-group members. Due to South Africa‟s history of race- and gender-based oppression, it is likely that race and gender are two particularly salient group memberships and that gender- and racebased discrimination are thus particularly prominent. Research has shown that discrimination in the workplace has negative effects, which result in reduced productivity as well as reduced employee engagement and wellbeing. The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which employees show a preference for co-workers from their own gender and racial groups and to establish whether their racial or gender bias is stronger.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationHansen, M. (2012). <i>Birds of a feather flock together race versus gender preference in the South African workplace</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Organisational Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5864en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationHansen, Marion. <i>"Birds of a feather flock together race versus gender preference in the South African workplace."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Organisational Psychology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5864en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationHansen, M. 2012. Birds of a feather flock together race versus gender preference in the South African workplace. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Hansen, Marion AB - Social Identity Theory proposes that individuals derive part of their identity and their social identity, through their membership in social groups. In order to derive a positive social identity, they attempt to compare themselves more favourably in comparison to members of groups they do not belong to, which may at times leads to discrimination against out-group members. Due to South Africa‟s history of race- and gender-based oppression, it is likely that race and gender are two particularly salient group memberships and that gender- and racebased discrimination are thus particularly prominent. Research has shown that discrimination in the workplace has negative effects, which result in reduced productivity as well as reduced employee engagement and wellbeing. The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which employees show a preference for co-workers from their own gender and racial groups and to establish whether their racial or gender bias is stronger. DA - 2012 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2012 T1 - Birds of a feather flock together race versus gender preference in the South African workplace TI - Birds of a feather flock together race versus gender preference in the South African workplace UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5864 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/5864
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationHansen M. Birds of a feather flock together race versus gender preference in the South African workplace. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Organisational Psychology, 2012 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5864en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentOrganisational Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherOrganisational Psychologyen_ZA
dc.titleBirds of a feather flock together race versus gender preference in the South African workplaceen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMComen_ZA
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