Study unit 4: identity difference and conflict

Question 1

what is xenophobia

Answer 1

xenophobia as “intense
or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries”. Xenophobia takes different
forms, including victimisation by the police and other officials, assaults, murder, ethnic
cleansing, genocide, and the expulsion of large numbers of people from a country

Question 2

Why are foreign nationals resented by local people?

Answer 2

Because they are seen as competition for resources such as jobs and land.

Question 3

what is xenophilia

Answer 3

xenophilia
refers to acts of kindness by churches and nongovernment organisations and among the
local population, by women in particular, who assist foreigner nationals in various ways,

Question 4

what is meant by national identity

Answer 4

The concept of national identity refers to how we see ourselves in relation to others
and the wider community, and denotes a collection of symbols that help individuals to
relate to one another on an equal footing.

Question 5

explain what is meant by makwerekwere

Answer 5

when people were denied the right to full
South African citizenship (Sichone 2008:259). It is also associated with undesirable groups
of foreigners in the country such as Nigerians, who are regarded as drug smugglers, and
Mozambicans, who are regarded as gun runners rather than mineworkers.