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22.3 Theorizing about a multі-cultural Australia - Aboriginal response
The Aboriginal view-point was remarkably cohesive; for this reason
it will not be broken down and related to institutions. Rather,
because there was a great strength in the responses, the Iatterwill
be shown in a tabular form which will highlight this aspect.
22.31 Theorizing about multi-culturalism
Statement
1 I
TABLE 27.
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Comparison of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal response
to Schedule II statements referring to multi-culturalism !
j P
* `
+ 1
Agree Not Disagree *Majoritv
Strpngly Agyee sμre Disagree strongly response
*6 ∙⅛ 'O 'й % j6
S. I think it is good to have
a mixture of cultures in
Australia
Aboriginal response (N=93) 18.5 57.6 12.0 8.7
JJon-Aboriginal response (N=289) 15.3 37.4 25.2 12.6
(agree)
76.1
52.7
10. Migrants from Europe are
alright but it is better
not to have coloured people
in Australia
Aboriginal response (N=93) 3.3
Non-Aboriginal response (N=289) 6.8
3.3 8.9 32.2
10.1 19.6 33.8
(disagree)
52.2 84.4
29.7 63.5
56. Life would be better in
Australia if everyone tried
to learn about other cultures
Aboriginal response (N=93) 24.7 39.3 23.6 10.1
Non-Aboriginal response (N=28,9) 13.7 41.9 27.1 11.1
1
Γ
J
I
(agree)
2.2 64.0
5.5 55.6
^Majority response: The response in this column is computed by adding
together Agree strongly, Agree; Disagree strongly, Disagree, and tabling
whichever is greater.
It will be seen that on all issues, the Aboriginal response is
cohesive; all responses .were above the level of 60 per cent.
Statement 10 elicited the strongest response. Fifty-two
per cent of Aborigines disagreed strongly that it was better not to
have coloured people in Australia.