Poll: South Africans believe race determines intelligence

Poll: South Africans believe race determines intelligence

Years after democracy, the issue of racism is still big in South Africa, and it seems it’s far from over, especially looking at stereotypes that exist in society.

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Stereotypes such as certain races are more intelligent than others, as shown in the new poll commissioned by City Press.


The poll shows that majority of South Africans believe that race determines intelligence as reported by thesouthafrican.com 


Also read: If you live in South Africa, race matters

The poll in the publication shows that 65% of blacks and 54% of White people believe race determines how intelligent a person is.


The research company polled 1 635 demographically representative South Africans, both men and women, from all nine provinces.

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