Authoritarianism revisited: a study among Afrikaans and English middle-class women

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dc.contributor.advisorLevett, Annen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorVan den Berg, Rikaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-28T14:40:05Z
dc.date.available2016-03-28T14:40:05Z
dc.date.issued1993en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis study explored the concept of authoritarianism from a social group perspective. It was argued that authoritarian social attitudes are derived from social categorisations (underpinned by ideological beliefs) which maintain imbalances in power and authoritarian social structures and practices. Historical analyses have found ideologies of nationalism, militarism, conspiracy and patriarchy operative among Afrikaans-speakers. It was argued that these ideologies underpin Altemeyer's (1981) Right-wing authoritarianism (RWA) scale, and that Afrikaans-speakers would therefore score significantly higher than English-speakers on the RWA scale. Exploratory investigations compared a group of 97 white, Afrikaans-speaking, middle-class women in the age group 30-45, with a matched sample of 101 English-speaking women, on the RWA scale. It was argued that among Afrikaners, the mentioned ideologies are legitimated by a religious discourse. A measure of Christian Orthodoxy (SCO) was therefore included. A correlation between RWA and Racism, as measured by Duckitt's (1990) Subtle racism (SR) scale was demonstrated in previous research. This finding was investigated in the study. The Washington University Sentence Completion test (WUSCT) served as a control measure of adherence to social norms. Afrikaans women were expected to score significantly higher on the RWA, SCO and SR measures, and to show less variability in their responses to these scales, and to the WUSCT. This hypothesis was confirmed, suggesting that Afrikaans-speakers adhere to group ideologies more than English-speakers do. SR and RWA correlated significantly in combined and group data sets, supporting the findings in past research. SR and SCO, and RWA and SCO correlated in the combined data set. The RWA, SR and SCO scales demonstrated validity and reliability.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationVan den Berg, R. (1993). <i>Authoritarianism revisited: a study among Afrikaans and English middle-class women</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18312en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationVan den Berg, Rika. <i>"Authoritarianism revisited: a study among Afrikaans and English middle-class women."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18312en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationVan den Berg, R. 1993. Authoritarianism revisited: a study among Afrikaans and English middle-class women. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Van den Berg, Rika AB - This study explored the concept of authoritarianism from a social group perspective. It was argued that authoritarian social attitudes are derived from social categorisations (underpinned by ideological beliefs) which maintain imbalances in power and authoritarian social structures and practices. Historical analyses have found ideologies of nationalism, militarism, conspiracy and patriarchy operative among Afrikaans-speakers. It was argued that these ideologies underpin Altemeyer's (1981) Right-wing authoritarianism (RWA) scale, and that Afrikaans-speakers would therefore score significantly higher than English-speakers on the RWA scale. Exploratory investigations compared a group of 97 white, Afrikaans-speaking, middle-class women in the age group 30-45, with a matched sample of 101 English-speaking women, on the RWA scale. It was argued that among Afrikaners, the mentioned ideologies are legitimated by a religious discourse. A measure of Christian Orthodoxy (SCO) was therefore included. A correlation between RWA and Racism, as measured by Duckitt's (1990) Subtle racism (SR) scale was demonstrated in previous research. This finding was investigated in the study. The Washington University Sentence Completion test (WUSCT) served as a control measure of adherence to social norms. Afrikaans women were expected to score significantly higher on the RWA, SCO and SR measures, and to show less variability in their responses to these scales, and to the WUSCT. This hypothesis was confirmed, suggesting that Afrikaans-speakers adhere to group ideologies more than English-speakers do. SR and RWA correlated significantly in combined and group data sets, supporting the findings in past research. SR and SCO, and RWA and SCO correlated in the combined data set. The RWA, SR and SCO scales demonstrated validity and reliability. DA - 1993 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1993 T1 - Authoritarianism revisited: a study among Afrikaans and English middle-class women TI - Authoritarianism revisited: a study among Afrikaans and English middle-class women UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18312 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/18312
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationVan den Berg R. Authoritarianism revisited: a study among Afrikaans and English middle-class women. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 1993 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18312en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPsychologyen_ZA
dc.subject.otherClinical Psychologyen_ZA
dc.titleAuthoritarianism revisited: a study among Afrikaans and English middle-class womenen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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