Stratification in Port Nolloth

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dc.contributor.advisorWilson, Monicaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorWest, Martinen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-19T12:42:32Z
dc.date.available2017-05-19T12:42:32Z
dc.date.issued1969en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe problem set in this project was to study stratification in Port Nolloth society. It was clear from the start that Port Nolloth society was highly stratified, and that the major strata were formed by the White, Coloured and African people in the town. As the study progressed, divisions within the major strata became apparent, and at once a terminological problem was raised: could the major strata be regarded as castes, with their sub-divisions as classes, or were the divisions of the same order, making the stratification system one of class and sub-class? It became apparent, however, that the major strata and their sub-divisions were not of the same order, the main difference being that the former were endogamous groups of a rigid nature, whereas the latter allowed considerable social mobility. This suggested a system of stratification similar to that posited by van den Berghe tor another South African town, where he considered that "the stratification system can be described as a dual hierarchy of closed castes sub-divided into open classes".en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationWest, M. (1969). <i>Stratification in Port Nolloth</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Social Anthropology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24364en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationWest, Martin. <i>"Stratification in Port Nolloth."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Social Anthropology, 1969. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24364en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationWest, M. 1969. Stratification in Port Nolloth. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - West, Martin AB - The problem set in this project was to study stratification in Port Nolloth society. It was clear from the start that Port Nolloth society was highly stratified, and that the major strata were formed by the White, Coloured and African people in the town. As the study progressed, divisions within the major strata became apparent, and at once a terminological problem was raised: could the major strata be regarded as castes, with their sub-divisions as classes, or were the divisions of the same order, making the stratification system one of class and sub-class? It became apparent, however, that the major strata and their sub-divisions were not of the same order, the main difference being that the former were endogamous groups of a rigid nature, whereas the latter allowed considerable social mobility. This suggested a system of stratification similar to that posited by van den Berghe tor another South African town, where he considered that "the stratification system can be described as a dual hierarchy of closed castes sub-divided into open classes". DA - 1969 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1969 T1 - Stratification in Port Nolloth TI - Stratification in Port Nolloth UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24364 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/24364
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationWest M. Stratification in Port Nolloth. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Social Anthropology, 1969 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24364en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentSocial Anthropologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherSocial Anthroplogyen_ZA
dc.titleStratification in Port Nollothen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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