Ethnic consciousness of Rwandans and their value orientations (according to 2015 polls in Rwanda)

Authors

  • Ольга Юрьевна Завьялова St. Petersburg State University, 7–9, Universitetskaya nab., St. Petersburg, 199034, Russian Federation

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21638/11701/spbu13.2016.410

Abstract

The article is devoted to the modern system of value orientations and identity among Rwandans. These studies are mainly based on the results of the questioning lead among students of Rwanda in 2015: ‘Ethnic affiliation’ and ‘cultural-value differential’. We interviewed 100 students of Byumba Polytechnic Institute. Based on the results of the interviews it has been revealed that ethnic affiliation exerts a strong pull on Rwandans, and they also exhibit a high level of tolerance. A young Rwandan seems to be an exemplary citizen who is easy enough to correct. Solidarity and mutual aid are very important for the Rwandans. The priority of the group dominates. They are disciplined, kind, careful, faithful to traditions and conservative; they respect the authorities, are law-abiding and very compliant.
These studies indicate the current psychological state of society, the low level of social activity, as well as public support of the authorities.

Keywords:

value orientations, ethnic consciousness, Rwanda

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Soldatova G. U. Psikhologiia mezhetnicheskoi napriazhennosti [Psychology of interethnic tension]. Moscow, Smysl, 1998. 386 р. (In Russian)

Henry A. Murray and Associates. Explorations in Personality. New York, Oxford University Press, 1938, 790 p.

Triandis H. C., Leung K., Villareal M. J., Clack F. I. Allocentric versus idiocentric tendencies: Convergent and discriminant validation. Journal of Research in Personality, 1985, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 395–415.

Stefanenko T. Etnopsikhologiia [Ethnopsychology]. Moscow, Institut psikhologii RAN Publ., 2000. 320 р. (In Russian)

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Published

2016-12-20

How to Cite

Завьялова, О. Ю. (2016). Ethnic consciousness of Rwandans and their value orientations (according to 2015 polls in Rwanda). Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies, (4), 90–99. https://doi.org/10.21638/11701/spbu13.2016.410

Issue

No. 4 (2016): Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Series 13. Asian Studies. African Studies

Section

Geocultural spaces and codes of the cultures of Asia and Africa

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