What are the main reasons for xenophobia?
Causes
- relative deprivation, specifically intense competition for jobs, commodities and housing;
- group processes, including psychological categorisation processes that are nationalistic rather than superordinate.
- South African exceptionalism, or a feeling of superiority in relation to other Africans; and.
How can xenophobia affect a person’s well being?
But even veiled xenophobia can have insidious effects on both individuals and society. These attitudes can make it more difficult for people in certain groups to live within a society and affect all aspects of life including housing access, employment opportunities, and healthcare access.
Why is xenophobia a human rights violation?
The lack of promotion and protection of human rights creates an environment conducive to manifestations of xenophobia, and xenophobic acts are violations of human rights.
What is the concept of xenophobia?
Xenophobia refers to a fear of the stranger that has taken on diverse forms throughout history and is conceptualized according to different theoretical approaches.
How does xenophobia affect the economy?
Xenophobia destroys the nation\’s economy structure that tourism might have built, reduces socio-economic benefits accrued to community residents through tourism enterprises. As the world is a global society several tiers of government should take vivid stands against several causes of xenophobia in the society
What’s the opposite of xenophobia?
Xenophilia or xenophily is the love for, or attraction to, or appreciation of, foreign people, manners, customs, or cultures. It is the antonym of xenophobia or xenophoby.
What is a synonym for xenophobia?
nounbelief without basis, information; intolerance. ageism. animosity. antipathy. apartheid.
Which human rights are being violated by xenophobic attacks?
Discrimination on the grounds of ethnic and social origin (‘xenophobia’) has consistently been one of the top three equality rights violations reported to the SAHRC since 2012, accounting for 4% of all equality related complaints reported to the SAHRC during 2016/2017
When was the last xenophobic attack in South Africa?
2008