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25.22 Non-Inaterialistic values
25.22(i) Generous with money∕waste money
Item 17/38, generous with money∕waste money, gave- an opportunity
to categorise the use of money either negatively (waste money) or
positively (generous with money).
25.22(i) (a) Hypothesis
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It was hypothesized that Aborigines would see Aborigines in
general as being generous with money, rather than accepting the
interpretation of the white world that Aborigines waste money,
and that this would be a factor in the ,non-materialistic’ view
of Aborigines.
25.22(i) (b)
TABLE 52
Comparison of views of Aborigines and non-Aborigines
waste money∕generous with money
Item 17
Waste money
mid-point
Item 38
Generous with
money
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Aborigines (N=93)
View of Aborigines
(N=52) Aboriginal self
Australians
Italians
49.5
18.3
37.0
22.7
25.3
24.5
42.4
51.6
25.3
57.2
20.7
25.8
Non-Aborigines (N=302)
View of Aborigines
Australians
Italians
74.1
36.7
■31.0
15.2
32.7
38.8
10.7
30.6
40.2
25.22(i) (c) Discussion
Aborigines in general were seen by Aboriginal respondents as
wasting money (49.5 per cent). The Aboriginal self was seen as
generous with money (57.2 per cent). On this question, Australians
and Italians were placed at the mid-point, with support of 42.4 per