'n Profiel van stedelike wit Afrikaans-sprekendes in die postapartheidera: politieke houdings en persepsies

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the social identity of a group of urban Afrikaans-speaking
whites. Variables such as their degree of political conservatism, political identity, and their attitude
towards the political changes in the country were investigated. The study was conducted approximately
three years after the 1994 general election. Findings show that the majority of the sample hold predominantly negative attitudes towards the socio-political changes in the country, and perceive themselves to be politically rather conservative. They prefer a culturally based ethnic identity to a politically based
one. They perceive that there is more of a threat to their well-being as group members (i.e. safety, security
and discrimination) than to the survival of their group identity and language.