Applicability of Milliones' DIB-C Model in the South African Context

Abstract

This study resulted from the need for multicultural validation of the theoretical models which describe the nature and development of black racial identity. The specific objective was to investigate the relevance of Milliones' (1980) Developmental Inventory of Black Consciousness (DIB-C) for the South African context. The results confirmed the existence of the preconscious and confrontation DIB-C dimensions, did not confirm the existence of the integration stage as proposed by Milliones, and indicated two separate dimensions (ingroup-outgroup integration and ingroup tolerance) which, taken together, partly resemble the integration construct of Milliones. A short version of the DIB-C for use in multi-measurement studies is also proposed.