Mozambican immigrants to South Africa: Their xenophobia and discrimination experiences. Issue 3 (4th May 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Moagi, Miriam; Wyatt, Gail; Mokgobi, Maboe; Loeb, Tamra; Zhang, Muyu; Davhana-Maselesele, Mashudu
• Is Part Of: Journal of psychology in Africa. Volume 28:Issue 3(2018)
• Page Start: 196
• Page End: 200
• Publication Date: 2018-05-04
• Subjects: attitudes -- discrimination -- immigrants -- Mozambique -- South Africa -- xenophobia; Psychology -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Periodicals; Psychology -- Latin America -- Periodicals; Black people -- Latin America -- Psychology -- Periodicals; Black people -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Psychology -- Periodicals; 155.8496
• DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2018.1475485
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1433-0237

Abstract

Abstract : We explored Mozambican immigrants' lived experiences of xenophobia and discrimination in South Africa. Informants were 15 Mozambican immigrants (female = 7, male = 8) living in an informal settlement in Zandspruit, Gauteng Province. They completed open-ended written narratives on xenophobic and discriminatory experiences. Following thematic analysis, we identified three themes to characterise the Mozambican immigrants' experiences of xenophobia and discrimination: (i) abusive attitudes, (ii) ethnic discrimination, and (iii) scapegoating. The Mozambican immigrants' experiences of xenophobia and discrimination are consistent with findings from the extant international literature on ingroup/outgroup social strife with real or perceived scarcity of resources.