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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)
/
(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