Strategies Against Oppression: A Case Study of the Background, Upbringing, and Education of Black Managers in Affirmative Action Programmes in South Africa.

Castle, Jane

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ERIC Number: EJ563361

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Publication Date: 1996

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Strategies Against Oppression: A Case Study of the Background, Upbringing, and Education of Black Managers in Affirmative Action Programmes in South Africa.

Castle, Jane

British Journal of Sociology of Education, v17 n4 p389-413 Dec 1996

Profiles a series of black managers who have risen to successful positions through utilizing affirmative action programs in post-apartheid South Africa. The men credit the influence of their family, upbringing, and religion for their ability to persevere. Questions the social pathology theory assumption that a culture of poverty survives generations. (MJP)

Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Affirmative Action, African Culture, African History, Apartheid, Black Employment, Civil Rights, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Experience, Foreign Countries, Middle Management, Racial Discrimination, Racial Integration, Social Change

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: South Africa

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