Abstract
This literary study investigates the effects and role of cultural diversity in influencing intercultural
relations and people’s individual relations in society. It uses the textual analysis
which plays a very important role in the research findings. The study analyses Phaswane
Mpe’s Welcome to Our Hilbrow (2001), Paul Freeman’s Rumours Of Ophir(1998) and
Bessie Head’s Maru(1971).The exploration of how cultural diversity influences inter-cultural
relations in society is substantiated through Hofetsd’s (1984) cultural dimensions theory and
Kallen’s(1910) cultural pluralism theory. The study established that ethnic and racial
stereotypes are instilled at a tender age and that coexistence is necessary if cultural diversity
is to have a more positive impact in a polarised society. This research also established that
most of the impacts associated with cultural diversity in a polarised society are rather
negative than positive.
Chimwaza, G (2021). The Impact Of Cultural Diversity In A Polarised Society: A Study Of Bessie Head’s Maru, Phaswane Mpe’s Welcome To Our Hilbrow And Paul Freeman’s Rumours Of Ophir. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/the-impact-of-cultural-diversity-in-a-polarised-society-a-study-of-bessie-head-s-maru-phaswane-mpe-s-welcome-to-our-hilbrow-and-paul-freeman-s-rumours-of-ophir
Chimwaza, Gamuchira "The Impact Of Cultural Diversity In A Polarised Society: A Study Of Bessie Head’s Maru, Phaswane Mpe’s Welcome To Our Hilbrow And Paul Freeman’s Rumours Of Ophir" Afribary. Afribary, 09 May. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/the-impact-of-cultural-diversity-in-a-polarised-society-a-study-of-bessie-head-s-maru-phaswane-mpe-s-welcome-to-our-hilbrow-and-paul-freeman-s-rumours-of-ophir. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
Chimwaza, Gamuchira . "The Impact Of Cultural Diversity In A Polarised Society: A Study Of Bessie Head’s Maru, Phaswane Mpe’s Welcome To Our Hilbrow And Paul Freeman’s Rumours Of Ophir". Afribary, Afribary, 09 May. 2021. Web. 19 Apr. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/the-impact-of-cultural-diversity-in-a-polarised-society-a-study-of-bessie-head-s-maru-phaswane-mpe-s-welcome-to-our-hilbrow-and-paul-freeman-s-rumours-of-ophir >.
Chimwaza, Gamuchira . "The Impact Of Cultural Diversity In A Polarised Society: A Study Of Bessie Head’s Maru, Phaswane Mpe’s Welcome To Our Hilbrow And Paul Freeman’s Rumours Of Ophir" Afribary (2021). Accessed April 19, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/the-impact-of-cultural-diversity-in-a-polarised-society-a-study-of-bessie-head-s-maru-phaswane-mpe-s-welcome-to-our-hilbrow-and-paul-freeman-s-rumours-of-ophir