Adeagbo Oluwafemi

Thesis title: Perceptual Factors and Nigerian Immigrants in Johannesburg: A Study of the Role of Nigerian-South African Intermarriages in Social Integration

Thesis abstract: This study seeks to understand how the general assumptions, perceptions, and representations of Nigerian immigrants shape marriages between Nigerian men and South African women in Johannesburg. It looks at the impact of prejudice on marriages between Nigerian men and South African women in an environment of generalized xenophobia and anti-Nigerian sentiments. This study looks into the private lives of intermarried couples, how they negotiate everyday discrimination and prejudices and the impact the usual general violent attacks and media reports bring upon their marriage.