Towards Social Change.

Randall, Peter (Ed.):

ISBN 10: 0869750011 / ISBN 13: 9780869750018

Published by Study Project on Christianity in Apartheid Society; Johannesburg, 1972

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197 S.; graph. Darst.; kart. Gutes Ex.; Einband berieben bzw. etwas angeschmutzt. - SOCIAL FORCES AND SOCIAL CHANGE IN SOUTH AFRICA - I. Introduction II. South African Society: The Basic Patterns - III. The White Ruling Group: Culture and Ideology - IV. South Africa: Change and Justice Signatories - CULTURAL AND ETHNIC POLITICS IN THE APARTHEID IDEOLOGY - SOCIAL ORGANISATIONS AVAILABLE AND POTENTIALLY AVAILABLE FOR CHANGE - CHANGE THROUGH THE INSTITUTIONAL AND ORGANISATIONAL NETWORK - A PRACTICAL PROGRAMME TO REDUCE INTER-GROUP TENSIONS - STRATEGIES FOR CHANGE IN SOUTH AFRICA - APARTHEID AS RATIONALISATION. // THE FIRST CHAPTER is a systematic analysis of the nature of apartheid society and the factors which underlie the injustice in that society. It suggests that this injustice should not be understood merely in terms of such obvious factors as prejudice and racism. The subsequent discussion of the white ruling group shows to what extent the motives and intentions behind political policies are more complex than is often popularly suggested. In the same vein the concluding section of this chapter suggests that more than one course of change is possible. Chapter 1 thus sets out basic assumptions with regard to the nature of apartheid society and offers a context within which various strategies for change may be assessed. The chapter carries the broad agreement of the members of the Social Commission, who also decided that the remaining five chapters, by individual members of the commission,- should be included in the report because they effectively amplify the major chapter. The reality of discrimination in South Africa is often blurred by the myths and justifications which have evolved for separation and domination. Since the justifications appear plausible and are widely endorsed within the white ruling group, they are in themselves serious impediments to change. A thorough understanding of them is thus essential: Chapter 2 attempts to provide this, while the appendix raises the question of the sincerity underlying apartheid. Taken together, Chapters 3 and 4 provide a comprehensive survey of the organisations and institutions within South African society. Chapter 3 discusses the relative potential of important organisations for bringing about change, while Chapter 4 indicates the extent to which white control in a network of institutions common to all groups constitutes a form of organisational violence. Specific recommendations follow. Chapter 5 considers and evaluates various methods of reducing the inter-group tensions which are inevitable in a society in which serious discrimination occurs. Its practical proposals are offered to churches and other groups. Whereas Chapters 3, 4, and 5 deal with suggestions for change in specific areas of society, the final chapter takes a broad perspective of strategies for change in the apartheid society as a whole. (Abstract) ISBN 0869750011 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Towards Social Change.
• Publisher: Study Project on Christianity in Apartheid Society; Johannesburg
• Publication Date: 1972
• Language: German
• ISBN 10: 0869750011
• ISBN 13: 9780869750018
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: SPRO-CAS Publication No. 6. (2. Aufl.).
• Condition: Gut
• Weight: 550 grams
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