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Oney, Bianca. "Ethnic Minority Endorsement of Rape Myths." NSUWorks, 2014. http://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_stuetd/94.
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While multiple studies have been conducted assessing rape myth acceptance among Whites, few studies have examined rape myth acceptance among a broad range of ethnic minorities. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to assess and examine rape myth acceptance among a diverse set of ethnic minorities. This study had 150 participants divided into four categories: Black, Hispanic, White, and Multi-Racial. Six scales were examined rape myth acceptance, own sex role satisfaction, sex role stereotypes, sexual conservatism, adversarial sexual beliefs, and acceptance of interpersonal violence. Participants were predominately single, young adult, low income, highly educated, African-American females who live in an urban area. Participants were heavily recruited through online social networks which included Craigslist, the root.com, BlackPlanet.com, and amightyriver.com. Also, participants were recruited at a private university in South Florida through posters sharing a link to the survey. Dr. Martha Burt's Rape Myth Scale was used and demographic information was obtained. Results showed that gender significantly impacted rape myth acceptance, adversarial sexual beliefs, and acceptance of interpersonal violence. When gender was held constant, race was significant with Blacks endorsing higher sex role satisfaction, sex role stereotypes, and sexual conservatism compared to Hispanics. Blacks had greater sex role satisfaction and sex role stereotyping compared to Multi-Racial individuals. Lastly, Blacks had greater sex role stereotyping and sexual conservatism when compared to White individuals. Additionally, Hispanic individuals endorsed higher sex role satisfaction when compared to Whites and sexual conservatism when compared to Multi-Racial individuals. These results could impact rape prevention programs and clinical work that targets rape myths.
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Percopo, Luisa Andreana Maria. "Hyphenated selves : Australian ethnic minority autobiography." Thesis, King's College London (University of London), 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.445243.
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Hudson, Katie Elizabeth. "Ethnic minority sex offenders and treatment." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2013. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/4605/.
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This thesis examines sex offender treatment for those from ethnic minority backgrounds. In order to explore this area, the methods used were a systematic literature review (N = 1067), empirical research (N = 84) and a psychometric critique. Chapter one provides the context to the thesis. The outcomes from the literature review are presented in Chapter two. These were that treatment was less effective for ethnic minority sex offenders on a range of outcome measures with the exception of psychometric test results. Whilst psychometric testing did not indicate poorer treatment outcomes for ethnic minority offenders, higher levels of denial were found in the ethnic minority group. The research project in Chapter three compared treatment outcomes of Asian and White sex offenders who had undergone a community treatment programme. The results indicated higher levels of Self-Deception Enhancement in Asian offenders (as measured by the Paulhus Deception Scale), however, there were no other significant differences found between the two groups. The effectiveness of the treatment overall showed mixed findings and the results are discussed in relation to the existing research. Chapter four provides a critique of Richard Beckett’s Children and Sex Questionnaire; a measure utilised in chapters two and three of this thesis. Chapter five draws the thesis together and outlines the practical and theoretical implications of the thesis and its limitations. Ideas are suggested for development of this area of study in terms of both research and practice including the use of a framework for working with sex offenders and the potential integration of the Good Lives Model principles within the Risk Need Responsivity model. It is proposed that both have the potential to improve responsivity and target those from ethnic minority backgrounds more effectively with the aim of tackling the problem of their under-representation within sex offender treatment.
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Shember-Critchley, Eleanor. "Ethnic minority radio : interactions and identity." Thesis, Manchester Metropolitan University, 2012. http://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/305337/.
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The past thirty years has seen a growth of ethnic minority radio stations. They occupy spaces in the public, commercial, community and pirate broadcasting sectors and are seen to provide valuable services for marginalised listeners. Yet, little is known about the practices of broadcasting within these stations and the role staff and their programmes play within their communities. This doctoral thesis is the first analysis of the development and continuing existence of a set of case study ethnic minority radio stations and how they employ the concepts of ethnicity and identity. To achieve this, it puts the daily interactions and practices that go on within the radio stations at the heart of the analysis. The paucity of research in this area demanded the synthesis of different theoretical ideas to fully explore the meaning of these interactions. The study utilises a modified structuration theory (Giddens, 1984; Stones, 2005) to blend the separate areas of ethnicity, identity (Karner, 2007) and radio in everyday life (Scannell, 1996). Structuration theory comes with few instructions for use. A major contribution to theoretical knowledge is the presentation of a theoretical, methodological and coding framework. The qualitative, case study approach and a blended strategy enable the valuable use of structuration theory for studies of the media and everyday life. This thesis argues that the structures of ethnicity, identity, and the station are the medium and outcome of agent action and that agent action is orientated by the structures of the station, broadcasting, ethnicity and identity. Contingent to this analysis are the life narratives of the staff and the ‘cultural competences’ they bring to the stations. The theoretical framework illuminates the processes of ethnicity, highlighting the importance of both a reified and a fluid identity, broadcast as part of the programmes, to understand how these stations and their communities are so tightly bound.
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Ross, Sujatha P. "Identities of employed ethnic minority women." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/22603.
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This study is an attempt to see the ways in which employed, ethnic minority women discursively construct their identities and the pragmatic functions the respective identities serve for them. The empirical framework within which the above study has been undertaken derives from a combination of conversation analysis and discourse analysis. The women who participated in the study came from four ethnic minority groups: African, Indian, Pakistani and Chinese. The thesis addresses three main themes. First, the thesis begins by critically reviewing theoretical frameworks such as social identity theory, acculturation and assimilation approaches, and black identity formation theory. These tend to understand minority identity in terms of its relationship to the dominant (white) community. It is argued that this fails to account for the way in which ethnic minorities themselves give meaning to their identities. The present study, by seeing identities as discursively constructed, addresses the above issue and gives subjective voice to the women who contributed as participants. Second, the thesis moves on to discuss whether the women see belonging to a minority group and aspects of minority culture as indicators of ethnic identity. Empirical analyses of the women's accounts are used to show that the women resist being limited by the categorisations imposed on them by minority group membership and minority group culture. Instead, the women can be seen to discursively construct what it is to belong to a minority group and to be involved in a minority culture. In the process, the women create particular identities and resist ascription of other identities. In doing so, the issue of agency is brought out. Third, the thesis moves beyond ethnicity to consider other aspects of the women's lives such as employment. Traditionally, research in the area of employment which focuses on career development has claimed that employment choice is related to type of person. Recent research has tended to place more emphasis on showing the effects of race, class and gender. In the present study, when women talked of work and identity, they can be seen to reject the notion that work is always associated with being a particular type of person. In formulating these rejections, the women can be seen to draw on a number of personal circumstances.
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Cowburn, I. Malcolm, Victoria J. Lavis, and Tammi Walker. "Black and Ethnic Minority Sex Offenders." HMSO, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/2530.
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In the past ten years or so there has been a growing concern that the treatment needs of Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) sex offenders in prison are not being appropriately met. Underpinning this concern is the continued under representation of BME sex offenders on the Sex Offender Treatment Programme (SOTP). Although some research has been undertaken into how BME prisoners experience the SOTP and in to its ostensible effectiveness with BME sex offenders, little is known about why the take-up of the SOTP is poor with this group. In this paper we first consider some specific demographic issues that need to be understood in order to reflect more widely on the BME sex offender in prison. We then summarise what is currently known about effective practice with this group, thereafter we consider, in turn, current provision for BME sex offenders in England and Wales and suggestions for developing practice with this group of men.
However, before we turn to these issues, it is important to consider briefly issues of terminology. Terminologies in relation to ethnicities and race are fraught with conceptual difficulties. Aspinall has highlighted the limitations of `pan-ethnic¿ groups, such as `BME¿; such groupings are `statistical collectivities¿ and `the groups thus defined will be nothing more than meaningless statistical collectivities that do not represent any of the constituent groups within the term.¿ . However, at the outset of this paper we use the collective term BME - this term is currently used by a number of Government Departments in the UK, including the Prison Service. Later we suggest that a more sophisticated understanding of ethnic cultures may be necessary to develop practice with BME sex offenders.
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Lowe, Emily. "Ethnic Minority Youths’ Psychosocial Adjustment in School: Exploring the Ethnic Composition." Thesis, Örebro universitet, Institutionen för juridik, psykologi och socialt arbete, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-23388.
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Finch, Lisa. "School bullying : the experience of ethnic minority and ethnic majority pupils." Thesis, University of Leicester, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/31272.
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Bullying is widely acknowledged as an insidious form of victimization that is prevalent within out schools. In the context of a wider society that may in itself be racist, racial bullying in schools is beginning to be acknowledged both in the academic literature and the media. However, studies of ethnicity and bullying are scarce. The present study aims to highlight the experiences of bullying at school for both ethnic minority and ethnic majority pupils. In particular, the relationship between ethnic identity and the experience of bullying is examined. A total of 199 secondary school pupils aged between 12 and 13 years (Year 8) from an inner city school in Leicester participated. Two questionnaires were completed which assessed their experiences of bullying and ethnic identity. Significant differences were found for ethnicity regarding the overall experience of being bullied, with ethnic majority pupils reporting experiencing more bullying than their minority peers. Ethnic minority pupils were more likely than ethnic majority pupils to experience bullying with a racial content. No relationship was found between the effect of racial bullying and ethnic identity status. Some gender differences reported in the literature were reflected in the results of this study. The results proved difficult to interpret and a critical discussion of methodological limitations is offered. Implications of the findings for schools, and the clinical implications for psychology are discussed. Future research needs are also considered.
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Zagefka, Hanna. "Comparisons and deprivation in ethnic minority settings." Thesis, University of Kent, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.404511.
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Toor, Sunita. "Understanding the criminality of ethnic minority girls." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.415593.
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Trigwell, Joanne. "Addressing childhood obesity in ethnic minority populations." Thesis, Liverpool John Moores University, 2011. http://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/6156/.
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Childhood obesity in the UK is a serious public health concern. In some ethnic minority groups obesity prevalence is significantly higher than the national average (The NHS Information Centre, 2010). Therefore, it is recommended that interventions to manage childhood obesity are tailored to the needs of ethnic minority groups (NICE, 2006). GOALS (Getting Our Active Lifestyles Started!) is a community based, childhood obesity management programme that focuses upon physical activity, nutrition and behaviour change in families (Watson et aI., 2011). However, monitoring data has suggested an unrepresentatively low proportion of ethnic minority families who are referred to GOALS choose to access the service. Therefore the aim of this research was to improve the cultural relevance of the GOALS programme, whilst also contributing to the evidence-base for local and national strategic planning surrounding obesity and ethnicity. Studies set out to explore perceptions surrounding childhood weight, diet and physical activity in different ethnic groups; identify cultural preferences, and barriers to participation in healthy lifestyle interventions; to implement and pilot a culturally accessible intervention, using the GOALS framework for development; and to assess the acceptability and effectiveness of the pilot intervention. A multi-method, pluralistic, research design was employed that recognised the complexity of the research aims. In total three empirical studies were conducted, and parents (of children aged 4 to 16 years) and school-aged children participated. A combination of process and outcome data was obtained. Quantitative methods were used for descriptive and explanatory purposes and included questionnaire (Study 1,2 and 3b) and BMI measures (Study 3b). Qualitative methods included focus groups (Study 2 and 3a), face-to-face interviews (Study 3b) and the write-and draw-technique (Study 3b). Exploratory data gave context and depth to the research. In Study 1, parents (n=808) identified their ethnic background as Asian British, Black African, Black Somali, Chinese, South Asian, White British and Yemeni. Ethnic background was significantly associated to parental perceptions of weight in childhood. Results showed Black Somali parents exhibited the lowest level of concern for overweight in childhood in comparison to other ethnic groups. In Study 2, parents (n=36) and children (n=31) from six ethnic groups (Asian Bangladeshi, Black African, Black Somali, Chinese, White British and Yemeni) identified intrapersonal, interpersonal and environmental barriers to healthy weight. Findings demonstrated that influences to health behaviours were sometimes specific to particular ethnic groups. For example, dominant cultural norms valuing overweight in childhood were apparent among Yemeni, Black African, Black Somali and Asian Bangladeshi parents and Asian Bangladeshi children. Results from Study 3a with parents (n=33) from ethnically diverse backgrounds, identified barriers and preferences to attending an intervention were often related to cultural and religious values of ethnic groups. Parents considered the ethnic composition of the group important, and suggested an intervention should be relevant to the ethnic background of all families attending. Based on these findings, 'surface' and 'deep' (Reniscow et al., 1999) structural modifications were made to the GOALS programme. Nine families from Asian British, Asian Bangladeshi, Yemeni and Black Somali backgrounds attended the pilot intervention to examine its appropriateness. Process and outcome data from Study 3b illustrated families benefited from a healthy lifestyles intervention that was designed to be culturally acceptable to multiple ethnic groups. This thesis has added to the limited evidence base surrounding the cultural relevance of family-based childhood obesity management programmes for ethnic minority groups. Differences in cultural norms between ethnic populations, and variations in assimilation to Western norms and acculturation within groups, highlight the complex task in addressing childhood obesity in multiple ethnic groups. Knowledge gained from the successful engagement of ethnic minority families in a culturally sensitive healthy lifestyle intervention, has lead to the development of key recommendations for policy and practice that extend beyond childhood obesity management to health promotion more widely.
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Hansteen, Anja Pandora Ulsom. "Oil Abundance, Ethnic Minority Rule, and Civil War." Thesis, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for samfunnsøkonomi, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-23064.
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Parmar, Beena. "Working with black minority ethnic children and adults." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2010. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/36756/.
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Research has indicated that working with black minority ethnic clients, is an area that creates some uncertainty for health and social care staff. Although, policies and practices are changing and developing there continues to be some ambiguity and ambivalence around working with individuals from different ethnic groups. This thesis considers two situations on a clinical level in which working with minority ethnic clients might raise additional dilemmas and challenges. These include working therapeutically with an ethnically dissimilar adult in therapy and working with black minority ethnic children in domestic violence situations. The first paper is a review of literature on addressing race in cross-racial therapy. In particular this paper focuses on how clinicians might bring up the issue of race in therapy, the factors which influence a therapist in discussing race and outcome studies in which race has been addressed in cross-racial therapy. The second paper is an empirical study exploring health and social care professionals’ perceptions and experiences of working with black minority ethnic children who are in domestic violence situations. This paper examines professionals’ perceptions of these children's family and of the wider professional system and considers how these two factors result in ongoing challenges for professionals working in this field. The paper also examines how these perceptions and dilemmas influence practice. The final paper is a reflective account of the hidden stories that were uncovered within me as researcher, participants and children throughout my research journey. In summary, the three papers demonstrate the important of remaining open in working with black minority ethnic clients, taking the time to understand the multiple influences within their lives and considering them as individuals rather than labelling. The papers also indicated the importance of having the confidence to ask questions about racial difference and in domestic violence situations where stories may remain hidden.
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Zeng, Junying Jeanie. "Ethnic minority students' experiences in British higher education." Thesis, University of Leeds, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.361846.
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Doldor, Sabina. "Understanding religion and spirituality in ethnic minority businesses." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2017. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/7835/.
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This thesis aims to explore and provide a better understanding of the ways in which religion and spirituality, as social constructs, impact on ethnic entrepreneurship. The choice to focus on religion and spirituality was informed by the gap in the literature as well as the increasing emphasis on the importance of integrating issues related to these sets of values in the wider contemporary business discourse. The research project is grounded in the mixed embeddedness framework and argues that, although very complex, this model focusses too much on opportunity structures, ethnic and social capitals while failing to acknowledge the potential of religious and spiritual values in shaping ethnic firms. In this concern I have used qualitative triangulation to build 11 in-depth case studies of ethnic minority businesses. The findings have shown that religious and spiritual capitals are important in same spheres of the business such as forming social support networks, shaping business decision, motivation and aspirations, employee relations and constructing a positive company culture. Additionally, the evidence suggests that spiritual values are likely to encourage the participation of women in ethnic entrepreneurship. However, their influence is not representative for matters related to accessing and utilising financial capitals.
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Virk, Baljinder. "Combating labour market disadvantage among ethnic minority groups." Thesis, University of Bristol, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1983/f2cd9737-4853-42e5-aa57-226deda225e0.
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Many people from ethnic minorities experience disadvantage in the labour market in comparison to the white population. In general, they have lower employmen rates, suffer higher levels of unemployment, longer periods of unemployment, occupational and industrial segregation and lower earnings. However, different groups experience different levels of disadvantage. Whilst African Asians and Chinese experience broad parity with the white population, Indians and Caribbeans experience some disadvantage and Pakistanis and Bangladeshis experience 'severe' disadvantage. This thesis reports upon research based on an in-depth case study in Bristol and evaluates the positive action training programme delivered by an ethnic minority training provider.
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Rowe, Kelly. "White and minority ethnic women pharmacists' employment choices." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2011. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.549001.
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Mills, Megan Stuart. "Ethnic myth and ethnic survival, the case of India's Anglo-Indian (Eurasian) minority." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/tape15/PQDD_0019/NQ27307.pdf.
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Martin, Nicole. "Discrimination and ethnic group identity as explanations of British ethnic minority political behaviour." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2015. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:22c28eef-4f30-4174-89f9-392b4ab7bc1d.
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This thesis looks at the role of discrimination and ethnic group identity as explanations of political behaviour of ethnic minorities in Britain. Chapter 2 examines vote choice and partisanship, arguing that a group utility heuristic explains the high level of support for the Labour party among ethnic minorities. I provide individual-level evidence of this heuristic by showing that ethnic minority voters support the Labour party to the extent that they are (i) conscious of the experiences of their ethnic group members with regards to discrimination, and (ii) believe that the Labour party is the best political party to represent their interests. These two attitudes mediate the effects of group-level inequalities. Chapter 3 asks whether Muslims are alienated from mainstream politics by Islamophobia and British military intervention in Muslim countries. I find that perceptions of Islamophobia are linked with greater political alienation, to a greater likelihood of non-electoral participation, but also to a lesser likelihood of voting. Likewise, disapproval of the war in Afghanistan is associated with greater political alienation and a greater likelihood of some types of non-electoral participation. I also provide strong evidence that Muslims in Britain experience more religious discrimination than adherents of other minority religions. Chapter 4 considers the interaction between the extreme right and ethnic minority political attitudes and behaviour. I find evidence that the extreme right British National Party (BNP) increases voting for the Labour party, at the expense of minor parties and abstention. Surprisingly, the BNP effect also benefits the other main parties. Although they do not benefit in increased vote share, Liberal Democrat and Conservative party and leader evaluations are more positive where the BNP stood and performed better in 2010, which I suggest is due to the electoral contrast provided by the BNP. Chapter 5 looks at the mobilisation effect of ethnic minority candidates on ethnic minority voters. I find a positive mobilisation effect of Pakistani and Muslim Labour candidates on Pakistani and Muslim voters, conditional on someone trying to convince the respondent how to vote. I also find a demobilisation effect of Labour Muslim candidates on Sikh voters.
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Griffiths, Judith A. "The Development of Ethnic Awareness, Identity. and Attitdes in Ethnic Majority and Minority Children." Thesis, Griffith University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/366127.
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Research into children’s ethnic awareness, identification, and attitudes has been
ongoing for the past eight decades. This research had a limited focus, measuring one
component of ethnic awareness or ethnic attitudes. Results indicated that ethnic
majority and ethnic minority children have developed ethnic awareness by about 5-
years and that it becomes increasingly sophisticated with age. In addition, the results
have revealed that ethnic majority children show consistently more positive attitudes
towards their ethnic in-group. In contrast, the ethnic attitudes of minority groups are
less conclusive. The results of some studies matched those of the ethnic majority, others
reported less positive attitudes towards the in-group, while still others reported no
differences in the attitudes between the ethnic in-group and ethnic out-group.
The present program of research sought to examine a range of factors that have
been proposed to contribute to the development of ethnic awareness and ethnic attitudes
in ethnic majority and ethnic minority children. The examination of these factors in
children from ethnic majority (Anglo-Australian) and ethnic minority (Pacific Islander)
groups enabled a unique insight into the development of ethnic awareness and ethnic
attitudes in children.Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
School of Psychology
Griffith Health
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Batta, Anna. "Ethnic Politics in New States: Russian and Serbian Minorities After Secession." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2013. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc271779/.
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New states are often born in a volatile environment, in which the survival of the new country is uncertain. While analysis of the nationalizing new governments exists, research focuses mainly on domestic politics. I argue that the treatment of minority that remains in the new states is a function of the interaction of the dual threat posed by the minority itself domestically on one hand and the international threat coming from the mother state to protect its kin abroad on the other hand. Specifically, I argue that there is a curvilinear relationship between domestic and international threat and the extent of discrimination against the politically relevant minority. Most discrimination takes place when domestic and international threats are moderate because in this case there is a balance of power between the government, the minority, and the rump state. With time-series-cross-sectional (TSCS) data analysis this dissertation systematically tests the treatment of Russian and Serbian minorities in all post-Soviet and post-Yugoslav states between 1991 and 2006 and finds statistically significant results for the curvilinear hypothesis. Territorial concentration of the minority and the ratio of national capabilities between the mother and the seceded states prove to be especially important predictors of minority treatment. In addition, with most similar systems (MSS), most different systems (MDS) design methods, and directed case studies I apply the curvilinear hypothesis to the Russian minority in the Baltic States and the Central Asian Republics, and also to the Serb minority in the countries of the former Yugoslavia to present a detailed analysis.
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McMillan, Kathleen Margaret. "The minority ethnic group experience in Scottish higher education." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2006. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/5893/.
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This study explores the contexts and learning experiences of a group of minority ethnic group learners as higher education students in the University of Dundee. The research serves a scoping purpose, aiming to examine the influences, values, attitudes, behaviours and policies that affect the learning experiences of these bilingual minority ethnic group students in the monocultural and monolingual Scottish educational system. An initial exploration of these factors lays the foundation for the further aim of appraising the ways in which ethnicity, cultural values and bilingualism contribute to the learning profile of such students. Quantitative data were obtained from public domain statistical records, and qualitative data from a pilot postal questionnaire, focus group meetings and single or paired interviews. Research literature underpinning and informing the study draws from various fields including anthropology, bilingual education, demography, cognitive psychology, education, language acquisition, linguistics and sociology. The voices of the students combine to provide a powerful commentary of their experiences and this gives rise to the emergence of several themes in this research. A key theme, the importance of identity, is one that is woven through this work. Changing emphases can be observed in the developing Ethnic, Academic and Global modes of Self as these mutate in response to tensions that arise for the students as they straddle the dichotomy of heritage and educational cultures. The difference that distinguishes resident bilinguals from dominant ethnic group students can be seen in their differing language profiles. Problematic aspects of learning at university can apply to all learners, but such difficulties seem to be accentuated in the case of resident bilinguals. The acquisition of academic literacies is one such problematic area and, while both resident bilingual and dominant ethnic group students can be challenged in these areas, this can be in subtly different ways.
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Pusaksrikit, Theeranuch. "Self-Gift Behaviour of Ethnic Minority Groups in Britain." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.508628.
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In recent years, some researchers have started examining the existence of crosscultural self-gifting, as well as its place in consumers' lives, according to an individual-centred versus a group-centred view of self. Nevertheless, inconsistent findings of prior research call for further studies clarifying the role of self-view in self-gift consumption. This study thus attempted to fill this gap by examining ethnic immigrant consumer groups' self-gifting behaviours in comparison to White host members in the UK. Furthermore, the increasing size and growing spending power of ethnic minority groups, varying acculturation processes, and different self-views together highlight a need for a better understanding of how the self-gift phenomenon might vary between Whites and South Asian immigrants in the UK. Thus, the primary objective of this research was to examine the differences and similarities in self-gift attitudes and behaviours between British Whites and South Asian immigrants (British Indians, British Pakistanis, and British Bangladeshis). This research is theoretically grounded in the literature from three domains - namely, ethnicity, attitudinal and behavioural dimensions of acculturation and self-construal - to investigate the ethnic groups' self-gift attitudes and behaviours and to explore the interaction effects among these three domains on self-gifting. Data collected utilising a survey method provided evidence to support the prominence of self-gifting amongst British consumers, including the three ethnic minority groups. The findings also indicated some similarities and differences in self-gifting of these ethnic groups in terms of their ethnicity, acculturation, and selfconstrual. Although the main findings suggested that British Whites and South Asian immigrants do not differ in most self-gift attitudes and behaviours, South Asian immigrants who attitudinally acculturate in both host and home cultures are more likely to engage in self-gifting than immigrants who only have high attitudinal acculturation in either the host or the home culture, or who have low attitudinal acculturation in both cultures. In addition, Strong behavioural acculturating immigrants are more likely to engage in self-gifting than Weak behavioural acculturating immigrants. The results from combined White and South Asian samples demonstrated that individuals who hold equally high independent and interdependent self-views are more likely to engage in self-gifting than individuals 11 who hold either high independent self-views or high interdependent self-views only, or who hold low self-views in both categories. However, the impacts of accultUration and self-construal on self-gift attitudes and behaviours may differ depending on ethnicity.
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Alexander, Patricia. "Reframing Black or Ethnic Minority teachers as role models." Thesis, Goldsmiths College (University of London), 2018. http://research.gold.ac.uk/24006/.
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This thesis examines how Black or Ethnic Minority (B.E.M.) teachers understand themselves to be, and position themselves as, role models to pupils with whom they share cultural or ethnic backgrounds. Most research concerns the appropriateness of male/female role models and few studies investigate teachers’ perspectives. A feminist poststructural lens is applied to problematise the ‘role model’ concept and considers how role model relations are formed and sustained. B.E.M. teachers’ identity positioning’s are contextualised within macro (socio-political/historical) and micro (pedagogical) power relations. The empirical data derive from in-depth semistructured interviews with seven established B.E.M. (male and female) teachers who self-identify as role models. These data are analysed as constitutive work revealing a range of discursive regimes. I develop the idea of shared discursive history to understand B.E.M. teachers’ identifications as role models and how these become part of their pedagogy. Shared discursive history has three inter-related dimensions: teachers’ understanding of their shared marginalised position; their performance of the ‘role model’ construct; and their deployment of cultural resources. This framework makes visible how B.E.M. teachers’ enactment of their role is entangled in culture and is gendered. The findings suggest that hegemonic role model discourses based on mimicry are contested and reconfigured in practice by B.E.M. teachers. Their knowledge of B.E.M. pupils is predicated on the view that, for B.E.M. pupils to self-identify as achievers, they need to be schooled in resistance strategies. The teachers’ pedagogical work as role models promotes pupils’ criticality regarding themselves as learners and hegemonic representations of B.E.M. people.
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Wang, Yang. "Integration and discrimination of Chinese ethnic minority in Spain." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/672390.
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This thesis uses quantitative and qualitative analyses to explore the integration of Chinese minorities living in Spain – especially, of the second generation born or educated in the country – and the problems of discrimination. The main findings include, first, that Chinese immigrant youths have lower educational attainments than other ethnic minorities in Spain. Parents’ low educational background and lack of ambition for the educational attainments of their children, and Chinese immigrant youths’ high perceived discrimination play significant roles in explaining their low educational attainment. In order to get a deeper understanding of the source of such perceived discrimination, the thesis next explores the role played by coping strategies and community support on these feelings of discrimination. It finds that while many Chinese immigrant youths adopt negative coping strategies to face perceived discrimination, they compensate them with a strong social support from their own ethnic community. The community provides them with a comfortable and secure environment to live in, but also contributes their gradual segregation from the Spanish society, which further leads to discrimination. In the third part of the thesis I further explore the issue of discrimination through experimental methods. I test whether there is discrimination against Chinese minority groups by doing an experiment on the extent to which they have more difficulties than the nationals for buying and selling products in online, second-hand commodity trading markets. I also explore if any discrimination is likely to be taste-based or statistical. I find that when Chinese buyers offer to buy products for sale in the market, they receive fewer positive responses from the sellers than nationals, which demonstrates that they are discriminated against, at least in trading. However, I do not find evidence that they are discriminated against when selling products. This, and the fact that sellers and buyers adjust their responses to a change in the price in the same way regardless of the nationality of the person altering the price, leads me to conclude that they are affected mostly by statistical discrimination, i.e., that they discriminate on the basis of stereotypes about the lower socio-economic status of the Chinese ethnic minority.Esta tesis utiliza análisis cuantitativos y cualitativos para explorar la integración de las minorías chinas que viven en España -especialmente, de la segunda generación nacida o educada en el país- y los problemas que experimentan de discriminación. Los principales hallazgos incluyen, en primer lugar, que los jóvenes inmigrantes chinos tienen logros educativos más bajos que otras minorías étnicas en España. El bajo nivel educativo de los padres y la falta de ambición por los logros educativos de sus hijos, así como la alta discriminación percibida por los jóvenes inmigrantes chinos juegan un papel importante en la explicación de su bajo nivel educativo. Con el fin identificar más profundamente la fuente de tal discriminación subjetiva, la tesis explora a continuación el papel que juegan en estos sentimientos de discriminación las estrategias de afrontamiento y el apoyo de la comunidad. Concluye que mientras muchos jóvenes inmigrantes chinos adoptan estrategias de afrontamiento negativas para enfrentar la discriminación percibida, las compensan con un fuerte apoyo social de su propia comunidad étnica. La comunidad les brinda un ambiente próspero y seguro para vivir, pero también contribuye a su segregación de la sociedad española, lo que conduce aún más a la discriminación. En la tercera parte de la tesis se explora más a fondo el tema de la discriminación a través de métodos experimentales. Se evalúa si hay discriminación contra los grupos minoritarios chinos haciendo un experimento sobre la medida en que tienen más dificultades que los nacionales para comprar y vender productos en los mercados de comercio de segunda mano en línea. También se explora si es probable que la discriminación esté basada en el gusto o si es podría ser estadística. Los resultados muestran que cuando los compradores chinos ofrecen comprar productos en venta en el mercado, reciben menos respuestas positivas de los vendedores que los nacionales, lo que demuestra que son discriminados, al menos en el comercio. Sin embargo, no se encuentran evidencias de que sean discriminados cuando venden productos. Esto, y el hecho de que vendedores y compradores ajustan sus respuestas a un cambio en el precio independientemente de la nacionalidad de la persona que modifica el precio, lleva a concluir que se ven afectados mayoritariamente por formas de discriminación estadística, es decir, que son discriminados sobre la base de estereotipos que muy probablemente tienen que ver con el bajo nivel socioeconómico de la minoría étnica china.
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Koff, Rashida. "Tamarind - the Ethnic Minority Film and a way beyond." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8026.
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Someone once told me: ""In order to write well, you have to write what you know"" - this piece of advice seems obvious and simple and yet - as it turned out, it was the most difficult piece of advice to process and follow. The reason: what I know was that I was a young, female, Cape Malay filmmaker. My experiences, has largely taken place within the Cape Malay community. Religious documentaries aside, I had never before seen any representation of myself, or may community on screen. The task I had set myself seemed impossible. I had researched Thirld world theory in cinema and the weight of expectation that I felt afterward seemed a burden too hard to carry. This was not because I was in unchartered territory, but because this path has been walked by many before me: African-American filmmakers; Non-resident Indian filmmakers; Pilipino-American filmmakers; Mexican-American filmmakers; Afro-Brazilian filmmakers; Asian-American filmmakers. The list goes on and on. The one common thread is that these people felt a need to provide another point of view other than the ones seen in mainstream film and television. Their films have been like voices for the token characters that we've seen in countless mainstream films.
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Eweka, Edosa Ulamén. "School leadership aspirations of black and minority ethnic teachers." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2015. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/29354/.
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Studies investigating the career progression of BME teachers identify institutionalised discrimination, social inequality and unfavourable school practices as forces militating against the realisation of their school leadership aspirations. This study adds to this discourse by exploring some mediating forces, shaped by life history, beliefs, values, and workplace reactions, in the realisation of school leadership aspirations. In this regard, this research explores issues relating to the leadership roles a group of BME teachers conceive for themselves and their perceptions of success; the balance of personal, professional and situational factors, and the dynamics between personal agency and workplace structure, all in relation to leadership success. Since this study concerns aspect of life histories, values, beliefs, and workplace reactions, recognition of the utility of qualitative approach was given, and as such the semi-structured interviewing as the method to gain an authentic understanding to these research issues was employed. What emerged from the study is that conception of leadership roles underpin personal judgements about what leadership or career success means. Real or perceived success is shaped by mediating dimensions of a personal, professional and situated nature, such that when in balance, agency exercised directly at a conceived leadership role reinforces the self-perception of school leadership success, whereas when dimensions are negatively imbalanced, the ability to pursue conceived leadership roles is inhibited, thus creating a sense of career stagnation. The sense of progression or stagnation is reinforced further with the mediating extent to which agency is exercised in concert with or against prevailing structures. These findings result in implications for both research and practice.
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Sun, Junfang. "Formal and Informal Finance in China's Ethnic Minority Areas." Kyoto University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/192136.
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Mhlanga, Brilliant. "The politics of ethnic minority radio in South Africa." Thesis, University of Westminster, 2010. https://westminsterresearch.westminster.ac.uk/item/90715/the-politics-of-ethnic-minority-radio-in-south-africa.
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The discourse on the implications of ethnicised radio, for example, in the Nigerian ethnic conflicts, the Rwandan genocide of 1994 and in the Kenyan ethnic violence of 2008 have brought more focus on challenges involved with policing ethnic media and managing ethnic relations in contemporary Africa. This study focuses on attempts by the reformed South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), to develop and manage an ethnic minority radio sector in ways that would promote “simunye” or “national unity” as part of its public service mandate and to foster majority rule, in the post-1994 period with the objective of building a “rainbow nation”. The South African case is chosen on account of its long and complex history of apartheid and the overt use of ethnicity for political purposes. Further, it is informed by the post-apartheid efforts to emphasize the centrality of ethnicity; as part of the pluralist policies furthering the neo-liberal economic agenda. My research in 2008-2009 involved five carefully selected ethnic minority radio stations (Lotus FM, Munghana Lonene FM, Phalaphala FM, Radio Sonder Grense FM (RSG) and X-K FM), all owned and managed by the SABC as part of its public service mandate. Using a case study research methodology, the study investigated the development of ethnic minority radio broadcasting policies in post-apartheid South Africa, in the context of residual and incremental broadcasting policy models from the apartheid era. The nexus of ethnic minority radio and nationalism cohesion is a huge challenge in many other African countries and South Africa’s attempts at radio pluralism are a cautious walk on a tight rope given their history, which much like her economy, have local, regional and global aspects. Various theories are used as a conceptual framework; the public service broadcasting (PSB); models of ethnic minority media; and theories of ethnicity and nationalism. The study shows the challenges faced by PSBs in an African context. The discussion also involves the role of radio in the construction of a transient national identity and nation-building as a process. The main findings included the simmering tensions, intense politics and rivalry between groups running the ethnic minority radio stations. The appointment of top SABC personnel on ethnic basis feeds into the perceptions of ethnic relations at the stations and the marked feelings of ethnic consciousness at the radio stations that ubiquitously feed into the ‘rainbow nation’ project as part of the ‘retribalisation’ process. It affirms the rights of ethnic minorities to communicate through radio in their own languages within a multi-ethnic society; thereby giving meaning to its enigmatic instance. However, South Africa’s bold experiment with cultural pluralism in the radio sector offers Africa a delicate but workable way of dealing with ethnicity in public radio broadcasting. This research is an original analysis of policies, politics, history and aspects on the continuity of the ethnic radio sector in a local but rapidly globalising context. The study is important for its epistemological rethinking of public broadcasting and ethnicity in a non-Western context.
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Yang, Fan. "Governing China's border regions : the impact of ethnic minority policy on ethnic Uighurs and Koreans." HKBU Institutional Repository, 2010. http://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_ra/1232.
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Batonyi, Gabor. "The Hungarian Minority in Slovakia." Palgrave Macmillan, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/3544.
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NoThe Ethnopolitical Encyclopaedia of Europe is the first work of its kind that systematically and rigorously examines the politics of ethnicity throughout the continent as a whole. Rather than indulge in a tour of Europe designed to unearth as many diverse population groups as possible, the Encyclopaedia is focused and serves as a unique data source on the continent's politically mobilised ethnic groups. In order to facilitate easy access, the various regions of Europe are assessed and then the nature of the politics of ethnicity is analysed on a country-by-country basis. The combination of incisive entries, maps, tables and easy-to-use country guides makes this an invaluable reference book for both academics and practitioners.
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Hansen, Holley E. Hesli Vicki L. "Ethnic voting and representation minority Russians in post-Soviet states /." Iowa City : University of Iowa, 2009. http://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/375.
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Burmeister, Fredrik. "Perceptions of physical activity among ethnic minority women in Sweden." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Akademin för hälsa och arbetsliv, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-12114.
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Paul, Lena. "Reflecting upon the profession : minority ethnic men in clinical psychology." Thesis, University of East London, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.532960.
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It is widely acknowledged that within the clinical psychology profession there are disproportionate numbers of white middle class females. One of the least represented groups is minority ethnic males. This gives rise to concerns that within an increasingly diverse population the profession is failing to represent the community that it serves. The profession has been unsuccessful in attracting and recruiting men from this group and there is no known literature in this area. An exploratory study was conducted which sought to understand the experiences of these individuals within the clinical psychology profession working within the NHS. Participants all self defined as 'minority ethnics' and were recruited by opportunistic sampling. Interviews were conducted either face-to-face or via a telephone. An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis was chosen to analyse transcripts of nine interviews of people broadly from 'Black', 'Asian' and 'dual heritage' backgrounds. The mean age was 43.8 years with an average post qualification experience of 13 years. The interviews covered four main topics: factors influencing career decision, training experience, current experiences within the profession and the profession's impact on the self. Three superordinate themes were identified: 'Values and expectations'; Difference and discrimination' and 'Into the profession'. There was no monolithic presentation of issues of gender. Feelings of difference and, 'Otherness' were shared by all. The idea of multiple and shifting identities was used to account for the shifting subject positions and identifications involved in being both Black, male and psychologist. Further research could investigate this group experience using a Foucaldian Discourse Analysis. However, clinical psychology postgraduate training courses might consider inclusion of these topics as part of a curriculum on multi-cultural competency to raise awareness to trainees and clinicians of the next generation.
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Ihsan, Shehla. "Cultural competency in pharmaceutical care delivery for minority ethnic communities." Thesis, University of Derby, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.732602.
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Kent, Manjeet. "Couple counselling for ethnic minority clients living with domestic violence." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape10/PQDD_0001/MQ45069.pdf.
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Harris, Rachel. "Music, identity and representation Ethnic minority music in Xinjiang, China /." Thesis, Online version, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?did=1&uin=uk.bl.ethos.268806.
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Gardner, H. "The lived experiences of minority ethnic residents in rural Wales." Thesis, Swansea University, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.637028.
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Individuals’ interactions with place and space are of key importance for any geographer. By considering the geographies of rurality, ethnic relations and also the emerging field of rural racism, this thesis considers how rural space is important in shaping and influencing the experiences of minority ethnic residents in Wales. A multi-method research strategy, favouring in-depth interviews, is used to explore the experiences of rural living, with quantitative material derived from Census data establishing a context for these experiences and perceptions. Both the visible and invisible nature of minority ethnic people in rural Wales have been explored in this thesis, as well as the stereotypical and idyllic constructs that surround the lives of rural minority ethnic residents in Wales. This thesis demonstrates that ethnic and religious diversity is a part of almost every locality within the study area of this thesis (Powys and Carmarthenshire). The results suggest that minority ethnic residents show both similarities and differences compared to other in-coming groups (namely the English) within the rural Welsh countryside. Yet, also how their experience can be distinctive due to isolation from linguistic, religious, cultural and co-ethnic support. Racism has been found to be a common problem within the study area. Additionally, this thesis demonstrates the complexity and variety of the minority ethnic population and their experiences. Whilst minority ethnic people may encounter spaces as a defined group, there were variations between individuals in how the reacted to these spaces, and how they coped. Minority ethnic individuals often had a positive part to play in local communities and enjoyed the benefits of rural living. Not all are passive victims of rural racism. The thesis concludes with some major learning points that have emerged form this research which might inform future policy.
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Shoaib, Sohbia Binit. "Intimate partner violence and the black and minority ethnic community." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2010. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/1259/.
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The aim of the thesis was to examine IPV within BME communities with a particular focus on the South Asian community. Chapter one presents a generic review of treatment on IPV victims. By examining nine studies, seven studies did not examine ethnic differences and findings suggest that interventions are more effective when there is a combination of CBT and advocacy service in reducing psychological effects and re-abuse. Looking at interventions on an individual level (Chapter 2), it was also found that in work with a female BME patient who had suffered from IPV, CBT was effective in reducing the distress she was experiencing from her delusion’s and psychotic beliefs. A number of risk factors were also identified within the assessment stage indicating the likelihood of the patient becoming a victim of IPV. Chapter three provides a critique of the CTS-2 highlighting its cultural applicability in assessing IPV within South Asian communities. Therefore, the CTS-2 was used in the empirical research presented in Chapter 4 to investigate whether differences exist in rates of IPV in South Asian and non South Asian participants. The study found high levels of severe physical violence and associations between participants’ beliefs and their use of violence within relationships.
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Koshoedo, Sejlo A. "Physical activity among black and minority ethnic groups in Scotland." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2013. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=203416.
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Introduction: The higher risk of non-communicable diseases among Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) groups is associated in part with the low physical activity levels. This means that the increasing BME population in the UK could lead to an increase in the burden of diseases due to physical inactivity. This study aimed to explore the reasons for less participation in physical activity by BME groups living in Scotland. Methods This thesis comprises mixed methods: a systematic review of barriers to engaging in physical activity among BME groups in UK; and, a qualitative study including six focus groups to explore individuals from BME group's perceptions, attitudes, knowledge, barriers, motives, preferences and opportunities about physical activity. Participants in the qualitative study included men and women, aged 25 to 40, from African, Caribbean, Indian and Nepalese communities in Aberdeen. The focus groups were recorded, transcribed, and analysed using the Framework Analysis. Results: Fourteen primary studies conducted in the UK were included in the systematic review. The meta-ethnography identified barriers to physical activity among BME groups at individual, community and organisational levels. The focus group study included 49 BME individuals living in Scotland. The reasons for less participation in physical activity were attributed to a wide range of factors including: individual and collective perception of physical activity and health beliefs; barriers; motives; and preferences. The overall findings from the mixed methods provide completeness of data to contributing factors to low physical activity among BME groups. Both studies reinforced perception rather than actual experience of barriers to physical activity among BME groups. This indicates a theoretical construct to adapt in studying behaviour of BME individuals toward physical activity. The research also adds to the knowledge that many of factors were shaped by migration history and socio-cultural background from the country of origin. Conclusion: There is recognition of social, cultural and environmental influence on physical activity behaviour of BME groups. While the burden of physical inactivity is prominent among BME groups, there is need to consider appropriate strategies adapted to BME groups that would in turn lead to behavioural changes and successful interventions. Beyond the understanding of practical barriers to physical activity, interventions need to adapt conceptual understanding of physical activity of BME individuals at individual, community and organisational levels to address the barriers identified in this thesis.
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Franke, Aubrey, Laura Gutierrez, and Kyra Ruch. "The Experiences of Ethnic Minority Students at a CCCU Institution." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2020. https://dc.etsu.edu/secfr-conf/2020/schedule/12.
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The present phenomenological study explores the experiences of ethnic minority students at John Brown University. The study includes 25 interviews with undergraduate ethnic minority students. The findings from this study show minority students have an overall positive response to their experience at a private, Christian institution. Additionally, participants experienced a variety of challenges which included feeling less than, lacking connection, and feeling isolated. Lastly, the researchers noted what was necessary for minority students to succeed at this university, which included support from faculty, staff, and organizations. The most important finding from the study was that minority students need a sense of belonging to succeed at John Brown University.
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Adolino, Jessica R. "Representation and political integration : ethnic minority local councillors in Britain /." The Ohio State University, 1993. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487842372897165.
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Bell, Keisha. "The Role of Spirituality in Ethnic Minority Patients with COPD." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2015. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc822782/.
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COPD is the third leading cause of death in the United States and is the sixth leading cause of death for low-to middle income countries (Downs & Appel, 2006; GOLD, 2011). COPD is a largely preventable disease due to the lifestyle factors that heavily contribute to disease onset and severity. Although traditionally COPD research has focused on health outcomes related to risk factors, compliance, comorbid psychological and physical conditions, and treatment interventions, a growing body of research suggests religious and spiritual factors may play an equally important role in health outcomes for several medical conditions, including pulmonary disease. However, studies of this kind have not specifically examined COPD nor have they examined the role of religious and spiritual beliefs in COPD management among ethnic minority patients. As such, the current study aimed to examine whether spiritual ethnic minority patients with COPD hold religious fatalistic attitudes and less active religious problem solving . A sample of 35 ethnic minority patients from the Louis. B. Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center (LSCVAMC) Outpatient Pulmonary Clinic in Cleveland, OH. were recruited to participate in the study. Due to the acknowledgeable limitations of the present study, results are preliminary but convey associations between religious health fatalistic beliefs and religious problem solving approaches. Implications and areas of future study are discussed.
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Lyon, Philip. "After empire : ethnic Germans and minority nationalism in interwar Yugoslavia /." College Park, Md.: University of Maryland, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/8910.
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Thesis (Ph. D.) -- University of Maryland, College Park, 2008.Thesis research directed by: Dept. of History. Title from t.p. of PDF. Includes bibliographical references. Published by UMI Dissertation Services, Ann Arbor, Mich. Also available in paper.
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Kamenou, Nicolina. "Ethnic minority women in English organisations : career experiences and opportunities." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2002. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/2433/.
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This thesis examines the career experiences and opportunities of ethnic minority women through a critical review and analysis of the current literature and new empirical work. It seeks to give visibility to ethnic minority women's experiences by adopting a qualitative methodology, which provides the participants with the time and space to convey, and reflect on, their views. The focus is placed on the participants' perceptions, attitudes or concerns with regard to their careers and how their career choices may impact on other aspects of their lives, such as family and community expectations and responsibilities. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with ethnic minority women as the main sample, with managers in two case study organisations and with a smaller sample of ethnic minority men, white women and men. The rationale for this was to provide an insight into the broader organisational context ethnic minority women work and strive to succeed. It is argued that ethnic minority women's experiences at work has been an under-researched area, where research involving women in management has been generalised to include all women regardless of 'race', ethnicity or class. The theoretical framework adopted for this study acknowledges an interaction between the dimensions of structure, culture and agency in the analysis of career experiences and opportunities. The structural dimension includes organisational and family structure, and culture is divided into organisational and social group culture. Agency is the final dimension of the framework, where the effect of strategies and personal determination on career experiences and opportunities is examined. Ethnic minority women are seen as social actors within organisational and social group structures and cultures, which may affect their strategies and plans and may also be affected by them. The empirical work undertaken for this study has indicated that the majority of ethnic minority women participants occupy lower levels of the organisational hierarchy, they face racial and gender stereotypes which are often exacerbated by stereotypical perceptions concerning their culture and religion, they have problems identifying mentors and are often excluded from influential networks. If these women ascribe to their cultural or religious expectations, they face tensions between balancing work and private life expectations. Ethnic minority women's agency, in the form of career strategies and determination, IS deemed to be a crucial factor in their career experiences and opportunities.
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Hansen, Holley E. "Ethnic voting and representation: minority Russians in post-Soviet states." Diss., University of Iowa, 2009. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/375.
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What factors motivate members of minority groups to vote based on an ethnic attachment? What motivates candidates and political parties to make appeals to specific ethnic groups? I argue that ethnic voting is more likely to emerge when individual socialization experiences and dissatisfaction increase the salience of ethnic identity, contextual factors serve to politicize this salient identity, and the mobilization potential of the ethnic group is high, making it more likely that an ethnic-based appeal will be successful. I test this theory with a combination of regional-level large-N statistical comparisons, case studies, and individual-level survey data.
I primarily examine party voting in the Baltic Republics and Ukraine. In these systems, I contend, ethnic voting may manifest support for traditional ethnic parties but also support for more mainstream but ethnically inclusive parties. These inclusive parties, generally overlooked in the ethnic politics literature, are an important component of ethnic representation and an important addition to research on ethnic voting. While in this work I focus on the Russian minority in the countries of the former Soviet Union, the general theory I develop may be applied to ethnic minorities in other political environments.
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Whitehead, Jennifer N. "Factors Influencing Racially Ethnic Minority Youth Participation in Snow Sports." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7845.
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Low participation of racially ethnic minority youth in snow sports activities may be caused by racism through structural and symbolic factors. The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experiences of teachers from school-based programs and resort ski school programs as well as coaches from afterschool club and community-based organizations regarding the structural and symbolic influences on the participation of racially ethnic minority youth in snow sports. Using critical race theory as the conceptual framework, a qualitative, phenomenological inquiry was centered on the experiences of ethnic minority youth related to potential racism in structural and symbolic factors regarding participating in snow sports activities. Participants were selected by a purposeful, homogenous sampling strategy, and data were collected from semistructured interviews of the 12 participants. Data were analyzed through the use of NVivo12 to search for codes, categories, and themes related to racism and the structural and symbolic factors that influence racially ethnic minority youth participation in snow sports activities. The findings of this study help bring an increased understanding of why there continues to be a lack of racially ethnic minority youth in snow sports through themes, such as exposure and access, cultural representation, and racism, which may be useful to schools, resorts, clubs, and similar organizations who educate youth and promote snow sports activities. The results of this study may help bring about positive social change by supporting culturally responsive practices throughout the snow sports industry, which aim to provide fair, equitable, and inclusive opportunities for racially ethnic minority groups to participate in snow sports.
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Sale, Nicola Jane. "The effects of minority status on organizational outcomes." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.249995.
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Tran, Linh Thuy. "Contested imagined communities : higher education for ethnic minority students in Vietnam." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/31285.
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As a country with 54 ethnic groups, including 53 officially designated "ethnic
minority groups," Vietnam has recognized the importance of enhancing education for ethnic
minorities. However, despite the government's efforts to increase educational opportunities
for ethnic minority students, the latter often do not have access to the same education as their
counterparts of the major ethnic group, the Kinh. In this study, the concept of "imagined
communities" (Anderson 1991) is applied to analyze national governmental policies on
ethnic minorities, curricular structure in the Department of Ethnic Minority Cultures at the
Hanoi University of Culture, Vietnam, and the perspectives of professors and students in the
department. Three months of field research were conducted in Vietnam, and included: (a) an
analysis of national and institutional policy documents, (b) observation at the university, and
(c) interviews with professors and ethnic minority students enrolled in the program.
The findings of this study show that imagined communities envisioned for ethnic
minority students by the government, professors and students themselves are diverse and
contested. The contestation of imagined communities on higher education for ethnic minority
students in Vietnam shows a clear intersection between power and knowledge. Through
education, the government, with its power, has great influence on educational activities
which affect the identities of ethnic minority students. Educational settings, in some sense,
become the place of social and cultural reproduction where "organic" knowledge of ethnic
minority students is discounted. Finally, this study gives a description of my personal
transformation after conducting this research. It shows how this research has changed my
own mindset and thinking about ethnic minority cultures in general and higher education for
ethnic minority students in Vietnam in particular.Education, Faculty of
Educational Studies (EDST), Department of
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Christensen, Colin H. "Therapist cultural sensitivity and premature termination rates with ethnic minority adolescents." Full text available online (restricted access), 2001. http://images.lib.monash.edu.au/ts/theses/Christensen.pdf.
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