The name is absent

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A lack of autonomy, the perception that one is never in control

of one’s life, is a concomitant of anomie and identity-diffusion.

The stereotype of the Aborigine in literature and in typifications
■

by the student population was of one who is passive, dependent,
having no purpose in life, no motivation.

24.22 (i)

(a) Hypothesis

It was hypothesized that Aborigines would support those statements
showing a lack of autonomy.

24.22 (i)
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(b)

TABLE 33

Comparison of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal response
to Statements 22 and 52 - individual autonomy

Agree . Not _n. Disagree Majority
ð , Agree Disagree . ⁶ , ^j .^j

strongly ⁶ sure ^b strongly support

Statement

22. IVhatever people think
me now, I can always
change

Aboriginal response (N= 93") 6.7

Non-Aboriginal

response (N=∙289)

43.3 28.9 17.8

3.3

(agree)
50.1

38.4 29.6 14.6 .5,4 50.0

52. If you want to
get on in the world
you have to fight
for yourself

Aboriginal response
Non-Aboriginal
response

(agree)

21.3 31.5 18.0 15.7 13.5 52.8

18.2 43.6 20.6 12.0 5.5 61.8