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In the case of trustworthy/untrustworthy, 24.7 per cent believed

Australians were trustworthy, 18.3 per cent believed they were

untrustworthy, with 57.0 per cent opting for mid-point. This
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result may be seen to reflect the uneasy relationship between the
two groups, historically, and the unwillingness to stereotype the
’Australian* group as trustworthy. There is one negative characteristic

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given support:

drink too much


59.8%


The stereotypes of ’Australians’ were thus of people who eareɔ
for possessions, who are motivated, are good providers, good parents,
*

people with a purpose in life, friendly people who drink too much.

It is possible to see here not only a statement of perception of
’Australian’ society, but a rejection of stereotypes of Aboriginal
society.

Recurring themes in Aboriginal literature document the antithesis
of the characteristics noted for white society:                v.

Aborigines lack the ability to care for houses

They neglect their children

They are unable to keep jobs

They lack a sense of purpose

They lack motivation.

Looking ahead to Schedule II replies1 we know that of this group of
Aboriginal respondents, 51.7 per cent believed that Aborigines should
merge into the community (Statement 29); (27,0 per cent were ’not sure’,
*

and 21.4 per cent believed Aborigines should not ’merge’). In
general, we are looking at a group’stereotyping the mainstream society
with which they believe they should merge.

In stereotyping Australians as drinking too much, the image may
or may not be negative. It may be that drinking continues to be seen
as a white pursuit, a proof of being accepted as a human being, part
of the white society towards which the Aborigine is oriented.




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