Social Discrimination and its Psycho-Social Consequences on Craft-Workers: The Case of Addis Ababa Region
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2009-06
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Addis Ababa University
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This srudy atlempts to see the psycho-social eflecl of social discrimination against craft
workers by the sociely in Addis Ababa region. Thus, the focuses of the study are on the
degree of social discrimination craft people faced by the surrounding community, and ifs
efJect 011 the psycho-social experiences including level of self esteem, sense of inferiority
and degree orsocial interaction of craft workers with that ofnon-handicraji group.
II/ order to attain Ihe objectives of the study, descriptive survey method was employed. A
sample of eighty three participants who are organized under small scale industries in
Gulele sub city Kebele 16 were taken from polters and weavers association using
available samplillg technique. Twenty(20) participants were taken ji-om the black smiths
group who are working around Kechene using available sampling technique. Thus a total
of one hundred seven (J 07) participants were selected ji-om handicraft groups .In
addition a sarnple of 34 subjects were taken randomly ji-om a total population of 178
households who are not engaged in craft work in Kebele 14. To col/ect data, two types of
que.I'lionnaires, one for non-handicraft and the other for craft groups were developed.
The inSlrumenl compleled by sampled handicraft group contains four parts; social
discrimination, sell' esteem, inferiorily and social interaclion i{ems. While the inSlrumenl
jilled by lIOn-craft group COl1lains items measuring social discrimination. Moreover,
Focus group discussion for bOlh groups was held 10 collect qualitative data. The data
collecled through questionnaires were analyzed using by descriptive statistics, Pearson
correlalion coefficient and one-way ANOVA. The qualitative data obtained lhroughfocus
group discussion were narrated by supplemenling the quantitative data.
Thefindings a/the study showed that the handicraft workers in Addis Ababa region face
social discrimillalion by the surrounding non-craft society. There are social restrictions
in various ([Specls: including participation of the group in social events like wedding,
fill1eral ceremonies and local associations (Edir, Elwb, Mahiber etc). The other way of
discrimination is highlv reflected in restrictions of inter-group marriage. A10reover, there
is Ihe use of derogalorv labeling by the society such as names and phrases which have
negative conn alii lion towards craft people. The results also revealed thai, social
discrimination signiflc({l1lly aflects lhe level of self esteem, sense 0/ self and social
illleraelion o/crc~(i workers with the lIoll-craft cornmunity.
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Psycho-Social Consequences