Abstract
Abstract Opinions of University of Stellenbosch Students concerning Political Change in South Africa: The South African political system is in a process of profound social and political change. Forces of change include both internal and external pressures of a political, military and economic nature on South Africa. A survey of the opinions of White students at the University of Stellenbosch was undertaken to establish to what extent this atmosphere of change had already affected the attitudes of the students towards selected social and political issues in South African society. The results show that ethnicity (as measured by using the home language of the students as indicator), still remains the prime determinant of opinion polarisation, although the students’ academic fields of study may also have contributed towards this polarisation. No indication of substantial deviations from prevailing Afrikaner cultural norms and values were found. This stability in White public opinion indicates a strong endorse...
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