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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED296053 AUTHOR: Harvey, Jim
TITLE: Prejudice and the Reduction of Prejudice in
Australian Society.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1988
NOTE: 24 p.; Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the
American Educational Research Association (New Orleans, LA,
April 5-9, 1988).
ABSTRACT: White Australian history has displayed rampant
racism, sexism, and cultural chauvinism. Since 1947
Australia has undergone a demographic revolution in both
size and ethnic composition. The four million migrants, 56
percent of whom are of non-British origin, and their 2
million children, account for nearly 60 percent of
Australia's post-war population growth. Although the federal
and state governments have been enacting equal opportunity
and affirmative action legislation, and there have been
improvements in community attitudes toward migrants, racism
and cultural chauvinism persist in many forms and in many
aspects of Australian society. Aboriginal Australians are
the minority group most subject to prejudice and
discrimination. The following aspects of the nature and
construction of prejudice are discussed: (1) racialism; (2)
cultural superiority; and (3) political and economic
dimensions. Australian society must combat prejudice by
generating a range of coherent policies to work through
institutions such as the law, the polity, the economy, and
education. Educational strategies aimed at the reduction of
prejudice are discussed and presented on a table. Newspaper
headlines supplement the text. A list of 17 references is
included. (BJV)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Cultural-Pluralism; Economic-Factors;
Educational-Policy; Educational-Strategies; Political
Issues; Population-Trends; Public-Policy; Sex-Discrimination
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Ethnic-Bias; *Foreign-Countries;
*Immigrants-; *News-Media; *Racial-Bias; *Racial
Discrimination
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