Population Afrikaner Person Of European example essay topic

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NAMES THAT DIVIDE in the modern Society of South Africa The following will give you a short overview of apartheid-wise subdivision of the South African population and its current usage. Whites - Refers to anyone of European descent and is quite okay to use. However, the apartheid engendered "non-white" which meant that everyone else in the entire country is a total "no-no". Black - When used as a political term as in "black liberation movement", it applies to Africans, Indians and Coloured people - all those fighting for political rights. But quite often it is used to mean only Africans, especially during Apartheid describing the people belonging to the more than 10 African native chief doms. Quite correctly it is used in terms like "black township" although you could just name the area - Soweto or Mame lodi.

There is no harm in using it to describe a person as in "black woman", but ONLY if there is a reason to distinguish colour, otherwise "woman" is obviously more adequate. Coloured - Refers to people of mixed race, a group made distinct by Apartheid despite their sometimes very similar heritage to the Afrikaners. Frequently referred to as the "Bruin Afrikaners" or Brown Afrikaners. There are about 22 different subdivisions made by the Apartheid government just within the Coloured group. Asian - In the apartheid race classification, "Asian" was used to refer to almost anyone with roots in the Indian sub-continent and Asia. Many Indian and Chinese immigrants find it extremely offensive, especially as it takes no cognizance of the vast diversity of nations in that region.

OTHER DEFINITIONS So tho, Tswana, Zulu, Xhosa, Ndebele, Venda, Shang an- major African (black) peoples with own languages. English - refers to English speaking population Afrikaner - person of European, mostly Dutch or German origin, whose mother tongue is Afrikaans.