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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Sikh Community"”.
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The Sikhs and caste : a study of the Sikh community in Leeds and Bradford
… examines the persistence of caste among the Sikh community in Leeds and, to some extent, in the neighbouring city of Bradford. The notion that the Sikhs are a casteless brotherhood is challenged in the context of a brief discussion of the Indian caste system, the function of caste in Punjabi …
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The "unique" experiences of domestic violence of immigrant Sikh women through films.
… context in which minority groups such as the Sikh community make sense of domestic violence, and assign meaning to abuse, has seldom been explored in intimate partner violence research. Current literature, regardless of racial background, tends to homogenize the multiple experiences, …
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An ethnographic study of the concept and development of the Gurdwara in the UK
Although Sikh gurdwārās have existed in the UK for the past one hundred years, there have been few studies focused on them by western academics. Gurharpal Singh and Darshan Singh Tatla state in their work, “Remarkably, the role of gurdwārās in community development has received little academic …
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Engaging Asian faith communities and counselling psychology perspectives in the development of older adult services.
… psychology perspectives can collaborate with the Sikh community in the development of Older Adult Psychology Services. 73 Sikh participants, aged 45-65 years contributed in English and Punjabi through interview, questionnaire or focus group at multiple community sites across 3 metropolitan …
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"We Are A Volunteering Religion": A Qualitative Study Of Second Generation Sikhs' Volunteering Practices In Southeastern Michigan
… <p>A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF SECONDGENERATION SIKHS' VOLUNTEERING PRACTICES IN SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN</p> <p>by</p> <p>NAVKIRANPAL KAUR</p> <p>May, 2014</p> <p>Advisor: Dr. Heather Dillaway</p> <p>Major: Sociology</p> <p>Degree: Doctor of Philosophy</p> <p>Recent social science literature has …
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Sikh Groups in Britain and Their Implications for Criteria Related to Sikh Identity
This thesis examines Sikh groups in Britain and the implications these have for criteria related to the issue of Sikh identity. Five groups have been selected. They are: the Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jama; the Namdharis; the Ravidasls; the Valmikis; and the Sikh Dharma of the Western Hemisphere, …
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Sikh men in therapy
… behaviour particularly within the South Asian community. However, there is a gap within the literature regarding Sikh men’s perspectives of the concepts of therapy. The research explores help-seeking behaviour of Sikh men from the Sikh community. Through this, the aim has been to explore what …
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Religion and spirituality within the Sikh religion: how counselling psychologists can help
… and religious experience of members of the Sikh community with a focus on how such an experience affects their sense of wellbeing. Consequently, the central aim of this study is to explore how Sikhs use religion and spirituality with coping. This was examined by exploring how Sikhs deal with …
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Spectacular Subjects: Embodiment, Abjection & Imagined Community in Contemporary South Asian Fiction
… subject positions within the modern imagined community. The study is particularly interested in depictions of the distressed body, which emerges both as a sign violence committed and as the ground of an insurgent subjectivity that claims agency and refuses subordination within the larger …
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“My parents do not understand my diagnosis… they think it’s not real”: Understandings and perceptions of mental well-being amongst Sikhs in the UK
… and cultural practices within the South Asian community can result in negative influences on attitudes towards mental well-being due to how it is perceived by others. However, there is limited research how individual South Asian subgroups make sense of mental well-being including; defining, …
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Parent socialization practices of immigrant Sikhs towards ethno-religious identity formation in their children
This study explored Sikh immigrant parents' socialization practices in the ethno-religious identity formation of their children, especially boys, between the ages of 10 - 18 years. Sikh men and boys wear outward identity markers which distinguish them as a group belonging to the Sikh faith (i.e., …
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"Don’t let them see a drink in my hand" : an interpretative phenomenological analysis of British Sikh women's experiences of alcohol
… alcohol consumption being prohibited within the Sikh community for religious reasons, it is well documented that this ruling is regularly transgressed. There is also now a rising body of evidence that suggests that there is an increase in consumption levels within this community (Wilsnack, …