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Hypothesis 2.4 (a)
The hypothesis that the more visible the Aboriginal world, the
more cohesive would be the view of the Aboriginal self, was supported.
The hypothesis that the more visible the Aboriginal 1 world1,
the more positive would be the tyρifications of Aborigines in general,
was supported.
The hypothesis that the more visible the Aboriginal 1 world1,
the less positive would be the view of Australians, was not supported.
Hypothesis 2.4(b) (p. 47)
The hypothesis that the more visible the Aboriginal grouptthe
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more negative would be the typifications of Aborigines by non-Aborigines,
was supported.
Hypothesis 2.5(a) (p. 47)
The hypothesis that the ’visible1 group of Aborigines at S.A.I.T.
would show strong attachment to Aboriginal cultural values was not
Sicpported.
Hypothesis 2.5(b) (p. 47)
The hypothesis that, in the ’world1 of those people not easily
identifiable as Aborigines, (Stone's Business College), there would
be uncertainty in typifying Australians and Aborigines, was supported.
26.23 Area III : Interaction between the self and society
The research study showed that,
Before 1967, the dominant group in Australian society
exercised power over the Aboriginal people by identification/
naming that located Aboriginal people within a negative
identity (p. 112 ff.) .
* Constant changes in policies of identification∕naming
of the Aboriginal people structured a situation for
identity-diffusion (p. lʒo ff.) .
ɪsee p. 48 ff. for a description of the theoretical background for
this section.