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Being black in Australia: a case study of intergroup relations
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Being black in Australia: a case study of intergroup relations

V. Colic-Peisker and F. Tilbury
Race & Class, Vol.49(4), pp.38-56
04/2008
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Abstract

This article presents a case study in Australia's race relations, focusing on tensions between urban Aborigines and recently resettled African refugees, particularly among young people. Both of these groups are of low socio-economic status and are highly visible in the context of a predominantly white Australia. The relationship between them, it is argued, reflects the history of strained race relations in modern Australia and a growing antipathy to multiculturalism. Specific reasons for the tensions between the two populations are suggested, in particular, perceptions of competition for material (housing, welfare, education) and symbolic (position in a racial hierarchy) resources. Finally, it is argued that the phenomenon is deeply embedded in class and race issues, rather than simply in youth violence.

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Citation topics
6 Social Sciences
6.86 Human Geography
6.86.442 Migration Dynamics
Web Of Science research areas
Anthropology
Ethnic Studies
Social Issues
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Sociology
ESI research areas
Social Sciences, general
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