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TRADITIONS TRADITIONS Apartheid of the Heart: Apartheid of the Heart: Beyond the Beyond the fractured legacy fractured legacy Umesh Bawa Umesh Bawa Department of Psychology Department of Psychology University of the Western University of the Western Cape Cape South Africa South Africa

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Page 1: TRADITIONS Apartheid of the Heart: Beyond the fractured legacy TRADITIONS Apartheid of the Heart: Beyond the fractured legacy Umesh Bawa Department of

TRADITIONSTRADITIONSApartheid of the Heart: Apartheid of the Heart:

Beyond the Beyond the fractured legacyfractured legacy

Umesh BawaUmesh Bawa

Department of PsychologyDepartment of Psychology

University of the Western University of the Western CapeCape

South AfricaSouth Africa

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Traditional GiftsTraditional Gifts

The Colonial Gift of enslavementThe Colonial Gift of enslavement History repeats itselfHistory repeats itself The Tradition of PatriarchyThe Tradition of Patriarchy Psyches under siegePsyches under siege Beyond the Bequeathed Legacy Beyond the Bequeathed Legacy Apartheid of the HeartApartheid of the Heart New fracturesNew fractures

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The Colonial Gift of The Colonial Gift of EnslavementEnslavement

Structured and ordered system of regulated Structured and ordered system of regulated relationshipsrelationships

Manichean world of compartmentalised Manichean world of compartmentalised oppositesopposites

The Master and Slave Dialectic The Master and Slave Dialectic The Tradition of ServitudeThe Tradition of Servitude

- intergenerational transmission of oppression- intergenerational transmission of oppression- values of intergenerational acquiescence- values of intergenerational acquiescence

History repeats itselfHistory repeats itself– Neo-colonial puppetryNeo-colonial puppetry– Repeated patterns of social and gendered Repeated patterns of social and gendered

relationshipsrelationships

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The Tradition of Patriarchy and The Tradition of Patriarchy and Male ViolenceMale Violence

Evidence of violence against women and Evidence of violence against women and childrenchildren

The tradition of patriarchy and male The tradition of patriarchy and male dominancedominance

The tradition of irresponsiblity-be a man, The tradition of irresponsiblity-be a man, take responsibilitytake responsibility

Fathers to sons- on being a manFathers to sons- on being a man The complicity of mothersThe complicity of mothers

– Failing to encourage accountability Failing to encourage accountability – The culture of gang violenceThe culture of gang violence

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Apartheid of the HeartApartheid of the Heart

Confront the internalised and Confront the internalised and externalised mechanisms of oppressionexternalised mechanisms of oppression

The tradition of revengeThe tradition of revenge The tradition of entitlementThe tradition of entitlement Rx: Preventive and intensive Rx: Preventive and intensive

intervention for individuals , families intervention for individuals , families and communities at riskand communities at risk– Parenting support, drug and alcohol Parenting support, drug and alcohol

interventions, violence prevention interventions, violence prevention

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Beyond the bequeathed Beyond the bequeathed legacylegacy

All men are not created equalAll men are not created equal ? Why are all men not perpertrators? Why are all men not perpertrators Risk factors (Dawes et al.)Risk factors (Dawes et al.)

– Unsupported single female parentsUnsupported single female parents– context of long term povertycontext of long term poverty– Substance abuse and violenceSubstance abuse and violence– Isolated parentsIsolated parents– Neglected childrenNeglected children

Protective factorsProtective factors– Early good family relationshipEarly good family relationship– Education and an ideology of hopeEducation and an ideology of hope

Services needed at early interventionServices needed at early intervention

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New FracturesNew Fractures

Psyches under siegePsyches under siege The culture of impunityThe culture of impunity The internalised oppressorThe internalised oppressor The Tradition of Reconciliation and The Tradition of Reconciliation and

Forced ForgivenessForced Forgiveness The tradition of RevengeThe tradition of Revenge The Culture of EntitlementThe Culture of Entitlement

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If there is no If there is no struggle, there is struggle, there is no progress. no progress. Those who profess Those who profess to favour freedom, to favour freedom, but depreciate but depreciate agitation; are men agitation; are men who want crops who want crops without ploughing without ploughing the soil. They the soil. They want the ocean want the ocean without the angry without the angry roar of its many roar of its many angry waters.angry waters.

Frederick DouglasFrederick Douglas