Being black in a white skin: Beliefs and stereotypes around albinism at a South African university.
Being black in a white skin: Beliefs and stereotypes around albinism at a South African university.
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DOI：
10.4102/ajod.v4i1.106
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发表时间：
2015
影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
Ross E
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作者：
Phatoli R;Bila N;Ross E
背景：部分由于种族隔离的遗留问题，尽管南非是一个宪政民主国家，但它仍然是一个严重分裂的社会，特别是在种族方面。在这种情况下，许多白化病患者并不完全符合黑人和白人的类别，并且可能会遭受社会歧视和边缘化。目标：该研究致力于探讨南非大学内关于白化病的信念和实践，以及支持服务的可用性。方法：该研究采用解释性定性范式，并以耻辱、歧视和“他者”理论为框架。对 5 名白化病学生和 10 名非白化病学生进行了访谈。结果：研究结果证实了有关白化病的神话和刻板印象的存在。患有白化病的学生往往将自己排除在其他学生群体之外，以避免对其病情的歧视和刻板印象。结论：白化病患者可以教会我们有关种族、肤色以及少数群体与主流文化之间关系的社会建构。研究结果对学校、大学残疾人单位和白化病协会具有重要意义，可以打开白化病患者与公众之间的沟通渠道，并培养相关知识和意识。
Background: Partly because of the legacy of apartheid, and despite being a constitutional democracy, South Africa continues to be a deeply divided society, particularly along racial lines. In this context many people with albinism do not fit neatly into black and white categories and are likely to experience social discrimination and marginalisation. Objectives: The study endeavoured to explore the beliefs and practices regarding albinism within a South African university, and the availability of support services. Method: The research was located within an interpretive qualitative paradigm and was framed within the theories of stigma, discrimination and ‘othering’. Interviews were conducted with five students with albinism and 10 students without albinism. Results: Findings confirmed the existence of myths and stereotypes regarding albinism. Students with albinism tended to exclude themselves from the rest of the student community to avoid discrimination and stereotypes around their condition. Conclusion: People with albinism can teach us about social constructions of race, colour and relations between minority groups and the majority culture. Results have implications for schools, disability units at universities, and albinism societies in terms of opening up channels of communication between people with albinism and the general public and fostering knowledge and awareness thereof.