Thesis (M. A. (Criminology)) -- University of Limpopo, 2021 / The aim of the present study was to explore Giyani residents‟ perceptions about
xenophobic violence committed by South African citizens. The exploratory design, which is
a qualitative paradigm was used to explore residents‟ perceptions about xenophobic
violence in Giyani. Purposive sampling, aligned to non-probability sampling procedure was
used to select participants. A sample of twenty-two (22) participants between the ages of
eighteen (18) and forty-five (45) years were selected from the residents of Giyani Section
A. Semi-structured interviews were used to gather data from the participants. Thematic
Content Analysis (TCA) method was used to analyse the data.
The following themes emerged from the study: understanding of xenophobic violence,
attitudes of South African citizens towards immigrants, time at which xenophobic violence
took place, factors that lead to xenophobic violence, impact of xenophobic violence and
measures to curb xenophobic violence. According to the findings of the study, Giyani
residents have different attitudes towards immigrants. Most of them seemed to be more
tolerant towards foreign nationals. The study findings confirmed that competition over
scarce resources; high crime rates and the influence of the media are major factors that
lead to xenophobic attacks. Xenophobic violence has been said to have negative impacts
on immigrants as well as the host country. During xenophobic attacks most immigrants are
reported to lose their lives. The economic growth also gets affected because potential
investors and tourists who bring money to the country return to their countries of their
origin.
KEYWORDS: Immigrants, Perception, Violence, Xenophobia, Xenophobic attack
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:ul/oai:ulspace.ul.ac.za:10386/3756 |
| Date | January 2021 |
| Creators | Shiviti, Ntwanano Goodness |
| Contributors | Barkhuizen, J., Chabalala, O. R. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | ix,150 leaves |
| Relation |
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