SAE3701
FEZEKA NKABINDE
ASSIGNMENT 2-Unique number: 779097
62993992
, QUESTION 1
1.
• Colonialism attempted to undermine traditional, indigenous/autochthonous social
structures.
• This was done through conquest and ideological control.
• There was an emphasis on Christianity which undermined existing beliefs amongst
indigenous peoples.
• Schooling and literacy were encouraged: these were provided by missionaries and
church schools.
• Literacy was considered important so that children could read the Bible.
• Mission schools often provided a workforce for capitalist, colonial society.
• Any comparison between pre-colonialism and colonialism should be awarded a
mark.
2.
• It has been argued by Christie that Mission schools’ taught discipline and the value
of hard work which meant that social class positions were often reproduced (e.g.,
working-class children went into working class positions in the economy).
• Critics argue that these values helped to prepare black people to accept a
subordinate position in society by accepting rather than questioning colonization.
• Although some mission schools were racially mixed there were segregationist
practices in the schools, especially in the boarding schools.
• Critics argue that low levels of schooling were the norm. Learners often went to
primary school only and had 2 to 3 years of schooling.
• Missionary values prepared people for subordinate roles in society and in the
workforce. Some schools’ taught skills which were useful in the workplace such as
wagon making and needlework, but these skills tended to maintain social class
differentiation. Few learners became professionals.
• Many black learners went on to become members of the working class rather than
attaining the ‘higher’ status of the middle class.
3.
The YCW is an international movement that was founded in Belgium in 1925 that
aimed at valuing the dignity and worthiness of young people across the globe.
Challenge social exclusion and take action to bring about change in their home,
workplace and social life.
FEZEKA NKABINDE
ASSIGNMENT 2-Unique number: 779097
62993992
, QUESTION 1
1.
• Colonialism attempted to undermine traditional, indigenous/autochthonous social
structures.
• This was done through conquest and ideological control.
• There was an emphasis on Christianity which undermined existing beliefs amongst
indigenous peoples.
• Schooling and literacy were encouraged: these were provided by missionaries and
church schools.
• Literacy was considered important so that children could read the Bible.
• Mission schools often provided a workforce for capitalist, colonial society.
• Any comparison between pre-colonialism and colonialism should be awarded a
mark.
2.
• It has been argued by Christie that Mission schools’ taught discipline and the value
of hard work which meant that social class positions were often reproduced (e.g.,
working-class children went into working class positions in the economy).
• Critics argue that these values helped to prepare black people to accept a
subordinate position in society by accepting rather than questioning colonization.
• Although some mission schools were racially mixed there were segregationist
practices in the schools, especially in the boarding schools.
• Critics argue that low levels of schooling were the norm. Learners often went to
primary school only and had 2 to 3 years of schooling.
• Missionary values prepared people for subordinate roles in society and in the
workforce. Some schools’ taught skills which were useful in the workplace such as
wagon making and needlework, but these skills tended to maintain social class
differentiation. Few learners became professionals.
• Many black learners went on to become members of the working class rather than
attaining the ‘higher’ status of the middle class.
3.
The YCW is an international movement that was founded in Belgium in 1925 that
aimed at valuing the dignity and worthiness of young people across the globe.
Challenge social exclusion and take action to bring about change in their home,
workplace and social life.
