Local identities developing in the two Western Cape towns : Stellenbosch and Wellington

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT:This study investigates the construction, at local level, of collective identities in twoWestern Cape towns: Stellenbosch and Wellington. Identities are understood to referto residents' construction of meaning for themselves.The approach was qualitative and used interview and focus group techniques withprobes that allowed participants to speak freely about their lives in these towns.Under apartheid, residents were divided by race in these towns. The study aims toidentify changes in local identity after apartheid.New identities revolving around issues of security and language appear to beemerging. Simultaneously, old racial identities persist.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University