adolescents living multiculturalism

179 Pages·2013·4.85 MB·English

ADOLESCENTS LIVING MULTICULTURALISM
Intergroup relations in multicultural Mauritius
Caroline Ng Tseung-Wong Tak Wan
Adolescents living multiculturalism: Intergroup relations in multicultural
Mauritius
© 2013 Caroline Ng Tseung-Wong Tak Wan. All rights reserved.

Cover design: Stepan Bilian
Printing by: GVO drukkers & vormgevers B.V.|Ponsen & Looijen
ISBN: 978-90-6464-724-6
ADOLESCENTS LIVING MULTICULTURALISM
Intergroup relations in multicultural Mauritius

Adolescenten die multiculturalisme beleven
Intergroepsrelaties in het multiculturele Mauritius
(met een samenvatting in het Nederlands)

Proefschrift
ter verkrijging van de graad van doctor aan de
Universiteit Utrecht op gezag van de rector magnificus,
prof.dr. G.J. van der Zwaan, ingevolge het besluit van het
college voor promoties in het openbaar te verdedigen
op maandag 20 januari 2014 des ochtends te 12.45 uur

door

Caroline Ng Tseung-Wong Tak Wan
geboren op 7 augustus 1978
Rose-Hill, Mauritius
Promotor: Prof.dr. M. J. A. M. Verkuyten
Manuscript Prof. dr. P. Eisenlohr (Utrecht University)
Committee: Prof. dr. A. J. M. W. Hagendoorn (Utrecht University)
Prof. dr. X. Chryssochoou (Panteion University)
Prof. dr. K. Phalet (Leuven University)
Prof. dr. C. Ward (Victoria University of Wellington)
For there are more of us today.
Our hopes are, if anything higher.
Our understanding deeper.
And there’s still one thing we’ve got.
Our lakorite*?
Till today, it’s all we have got.

Lindsey Collen

*Mauritian kreol word that denotes getting along well with others wherever
one lives, whoever one’s neighbours.
Contents
Chapter One
1.1.Background 12
1.2.The Research Context: Multiculturalism in Mauritius 14
1.2.1.Overview of Mauritius’ historical settlements 15
1.2.2. Nation building Mauritian style: ‘Fruit salad’
multiculturalism 15
1.2.3.Current ethnic and religious composition of Mauritius 18
1.2.4. Economic and educational positions of the different
ethno-religious communities 23
1.2.5. Political positions of the different communities 24
1.3. Theoretical Approaches: Multiculturalism and the Social
Identity Tradition 26
1.3.1.Multiculturalism 27
1.3.2.Social identity approach 29
1.3.3.Social cognitive domain theory and intergroup theories 32
1.4.Research Questions 33
1.5.Age and Gender 36
1.6.The Data 37

Chapter Two
2.1. Introduction 40
2.2. Method 45
2.3. Results 47
2.4. Discussion 54

Chapter Three
3.1. Introduction 60
3.2. Method 68
3.3. Results 70
3.4. Discussion 78
Chapter Four
4.1. Introduction 86
4.2. Method 93
4.3. Results 95
4.4. Discussion 105

Chapter Five
5.1. Introduction 112
5.2 Method 120
5.3. Results 122
5.4. Discussion 129

Chapter Six
6.1. Research aims 136
6.2. Summary of main findings 136
6.3. Theoretical implications of the research project and
directions for future research 143
6.4. Limitations 146
6.5. General conclusions 148
Samenvatting in het Nederlands 145
References 158

Acknowledgements
About the Author