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Showing 1 to 20 of 99 for “"HT Communities. Classes. Races"”.
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Sustainable urban planning development indicators model for neighbourhoods in Tripoli, Libya
All developmental and urban planning practices in Libya have been carried out for improving the neighbourhoods sustainability, whilst decreasing their effect on the resources and the natural environment. Hence, a proper understanding of the elements, which contribute to the sustainable urban …
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Ghanaian diasporic migrant students: challenges, culture and capitals
… and Ghanaian community leaders are also sought to explore the subject further. The study uses a narrative inquiry through semi-structured individual and focus group interviews with the children, parents, teachers, Ghanaian church community leaders and an assessment of students' attainment …
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To what extent may health and well-being experiences of Roma migrants in London be perceived and understood through a post-structuralist lens?
… to meet the specific healthcare needs of Roma communities is sparse and inconsistent, including the response to the requirements of the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies up to 2020. Similarly, monitoring by ethnicity of Roma people across the UK remains inadequate, resulting …
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Re-articulating culture in the context of urban regeneration: a thirdspace approach
… regeneration, especially those of diverse local communities. Cultural planning has already started to take into consideration the lives and traditions of local places and people, however it is argued that a Thirdspace framework (Soja, 1996 as influenced by Lefebvre, 1974) takes this a stage …
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Recent urban growth patterns and migration: a case study of Constantine, Algeria
Abstract available; p.xiv
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The anti-racist state: an investigation into the relationship between representations of 'racism', anti-racist typification and the state : a 'Scottish' case study
This study constitutes the first socio-historical reconstruction of Scotland-based anti-racist formation, spanning the post-WW” period to the present day. Historical in that a chronological map of anti-racist mobilisation is reconstructed; sociological in that anti-racist formation is analytically …
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The Sinhalese Buddhist Diaspora in the United Kingdom: Negotiating Sinhalese Identity
Sinhalese Buddhist people have been living in the United Kingdom for a period spanning over three generations. They have grown in number rapidly over the last five decades and have organized themselves as a distinctive community. This community has never been subjected to a formal study with regard …
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Multiple disadvantage and black enterprise : aspects of African-Caribbean and South Asian small business.
… among the small business owning classes. The outcome of this investigation of African-Caribbean and South Asian small enterprises is an image of a group of owners who have a strong determination to succeed in their ventures, exemplified through such factors as their motivation and …
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Migration system establishment and Korean immigrant association development in Germany and the United Kingdom
Abstract available; p. iii.
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Composing Paradoxes Feminist Process in Sound Arts and Experimental Musics
… I then ask what representations of “woman” might have materialised within this relational paradigm that “privileges the perspective of an archetypal Western, white, and male subject” as the universal subject of sound (Rodgers 2010b: v)? In particular noise and silence are addressed as the …
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The Role of Culture and Ethnicity in Psychological Theory and Practice: A Three Part Study with a Particular Emphasis on the Black British Second and Third Generation
Thirteen group interviews collected data from randomly recruited second and third generation black British individuals. The interview format used was largely unstructured. The participants were informed that black and ethnic minority groups are largely underrepresented in psychological and mental …
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Mixed Experiences: a study of the childhood narratives of mixed race people related to risks to their mental health and capacity for developing resilience
Background: The mixed race child population is growing proportionately faster than any other group. Whilst there is a body of research in this country, albeit small, that looks at the experiences of mixed race children, none of this research examines specifically the risks for mental health and the …
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Back to Black: Black Radicalism and the Supplementary School Movement
… the principle limitation of Black radical thought, that of essentialism and cultural authenticity. To illustrate how a Black radical approach can be understood, the position was applied to inequalities in schooling. Black radicalism argues for a Black independent education. Black supplementary …
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Issues of religious diversity affecting visible minority ethnic police personnel in the work place
… practical and contextual issues that are highlighted in the complex sociological, political and economical contexts of the police service and similar institutions. The research offers a comprehensive and contextual examination of issues of religious diversity which impact on the police service; …
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Experiences of adults from a Black Minority Ethnic (BME) background who have been detained as inpatients under the Mental Health Act (1983).
Aims: To explore the experiences of adults from a Black Minority Ethnic (BME) background detained as inpatients under the Mental Health Act (1983; 2007). Background: Significantly more people from a BME background are detained under the Mental Health Act (1983; 2007) than people from White ethnic …
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The Role of Translation Competence of Medical Experts in the Translation of English-Kurdish Medical Abstracts
… Moreover, the study aims to provide an insight into the status of Kurdish specialised language through examining the translated abstracts. The results of the data analysis reveal that medical experts have successfully demonstrated the translation of their research abstracts as far as …
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The myth of the Black male beast in postclassical American cinema: ‘Forging’ stereotypes and discovering Black masculinities
The thesis examines how postclassical American film invents Black male characters. It uses Levi-Strauss and Barthes’ methods of analyzing myth and critiques hegemonic authorship through Jung’s work on archetypes in the collective unconscious and the ‘shadow’. Using Othello as a prototype character, …
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These Days Are Ours: Exploring Young Disabled People's Experiences and Views of the Disabled People's Movement
This thesis explores challenges encountered by young disabled people participating and engaging within the UK Disabled People’s Movement (DPM). Challenges they face were identified following a qualitative investigation. Seventeen semi-structured interviews were conducted with both young disabled …
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Towards a social theory of mental handicap
… of a whole culture and ideology, and the thesis traces the parallel development of scientific conceptualistions, popular attitudes and treatment provisions in the light of economic relations. (The historical analysis necessarily confounds industrialisation with the growth of capitalism, but …
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