Mauritian Creole Identity Development and Influences of the Catholic Church

Investigating the influence of the Roman Catholic Church on the racial/ethnic identity development of Mauritian Creole peoples was the broad goal of the present study, which was framed by multidimensional approaches to human development, identity development models, and principles of Catholic Social...

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Published inJournal of ethnographic and qualitative research Vol. 5; no. 2; pp. 84 - 98
Main Authors Jungers, Christin M, Gregoire, Jocelyn
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cedarville University 2010
Subjects
Action Research
Catholics
Church Role
Churches
Creoles
Ethnicity
Ethnography
Focus Groups
Foreign Countries
Indigenous Populations
Interviews
Mauritius
Moral Values
Phenomenology
Racial Identification
Self Concept
Social Justice
Social Values
Mauritius
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Summary:Investigating the influence of the Roman Catholic Church on the racial/ethnic identity development of Mauritian Creole peoples was the broad goal of the present study, which was framed by multidimensional approaches to human development, identity development models, and principles of Catholic Social Teaching (CST). Data were collected from 25 participants, all of whom were Creole Catholics who participated in key informant interviews and/or a focus group. The research design was informed by a number of methodological approaches, including ethnography, phenomenology, participatory action research, and feminist/critical inquiry. The findings point to the historical migration of the Church's attitude from a discriminatory "colonial spirit" that had stifled Creole identity development to more improved relationship with the Creole community.
ISSN:1935-3308