... Gouws makes an important differentiation between structural racism and attitudinal racism. Structural racism in South Africa was established through Apartheid policies and laws, such as job reservation, Bantu Education, pass laws and the Group Areas Act. Today structural racism is unconstitutional and radical measures have been taken to abolish all forms of it. Yet its legacy lives on, because through the implementation of structural racism attitudinal racism was born. Attitudinal racism is the way a person sees fit to view, judge and treat a person based on their race. According to Prof. Gouws "Strukturele rassisme het houdingsrassisme bevoder met as sy aanverwante stereotipes en voordele van swart mense wat minderwaardig en onmenswaardig is" (2003). Attitudinal racism is a lot more difficult to extinguish. Entrenched in the minds of all South Africans are differences: social, economic, educational differences - drawn along racial lines which have given birth to prejudices. Differences no ...

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