Affirmative action in South Africa: Are we creating new casualties?
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Date
2013
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Wiley
Abstract
Affirmative action policies in South Africa and other countries have been
designed to address inequity and discrimination, and to manage a wide range
of diversity in all spheres of life, particularly after the end of apartheid in 1994.
Years after implementing affirmative action in South Africa, perceptions of its
impact or even benefit seem to vary from person to person. This article presents
the fi ndings from a study utilizing different data sources including document
review, interviews, and a consensus workshop on the perceptions of
the impact of affi rmative action in South Africa. It is part of a larger European
Commission–funded comparative study of positive action measures across
countries in North America, the European Union, and South Africa. Participants
were drawn from different public and private organizational sectors,
racial groups, genders, age groups, and people with disabilities. The analyzed
data provided insight into how society might be perceiving and reacting to
the operation of affirmative action in South Africa.
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Redress inequities, Systematic inclusion, Training and skill development, Window dressing, Affirmative action, South Africa
Citation
Archibong, U. and Adejumo, O. (2013). Affirmative action in South Africa: Are we creating new casualties? Journal of Psychological Issues in Organizational Culture, (3): 14-27