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2O•7 Research findings - non-Aboriginal response to Schedule I
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20.71 Hypothesis
It was hypothesized that the typification of Aborigines by non-
Aborigines has been, and is, negativeɪ.
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20.72 Typifications by non-Aboriginal- sample
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, (1) Non-Aborigines typification of Aborigines, (Schedule IC, Appendix VIII)
When non-Aborigines were asked to stereotype Aborigines, all the
items listed were stereotyped according to the definition given. All
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- were stereotyped negatively / The stereotypes are ranked in order of
support as follows:
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Non-Aborigines stereotype Aborigines N = 289
Rank
ordering
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
84.1
82.2
77.3
74.1
72.5
69.4
68.5
68.4
65.9
64.7
60.6
60.3
59.7
59.4
56.0
54.0
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Item stereotyped
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often in trouble with police
drink too much
aggressive pick fights
waste money
often in debt
dirty uncared for
don’t take care of possessions
don’t keep jobs
quick tempered
have no ambition
can’t be counted on to do what they say
no purpose in life
poor sense of right and wrong
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don’t speak proper English
neglect children
untrustworthy
unfriendly. . . .
1Hypothesis 2.1, p. 46.
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The results of the response to Schedule I are tabulated ɪɪɪ full in
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