South Africa's 'rainbow people', national pride and happiness

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 245-280

  Møller, Valerie ^a   Dickow, Helga ^b   Harris, Mari ^c  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b Arnold Bergstraesser Institute   (Germany)

^c Markinor   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Civil religion; National pride; National unity; Rainbow people; South Africa; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

NATIONAL IDENTITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0032784049     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006945108139     Document Type: Article

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