This thesis deals with the role of sponsorship and patronage in the process
of migration and in the formation of Biraderi based relationships and various
sociological questions posed in the local context within which ethnicity is
a defining element. For example, it demonstrates how far Rochdale Pakistanis
as an ethnic group are maintaining their culture in Britain; in particular,
how kinship and friendship networks determine the dominant pattern of social
interaction among Pakistanis. Further, it deals with the extent to which
these networks help and facilitate the immigration and settlement of Pakistanis
in this country and result in their "incapsulation" within the wider society.
The analysis of these issues was. conducted at different levels: at the
individual (case studies) and interactional level, at the social situations
and community level and at the level of the wider society's institutions and
structures. This included a consideration of the activities of the local
Pakistani community in terms of their kinship networks, their economic"activites
political participation, religious institutions, community leadership and
ethnic organisations. It also includes an analysis of the actors in these
different fields, highlighting each area of activity that led to the incapsulation
of Pakistanis. It was found that the Pakistani community tends to
be mobilized on ethnic lines. This mobilization, it seems, reinforces their
ethnic identity and results in their unity, especially when threatened by
hostile "out-groups".
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The analysis strongly suggests that the whole complex of ethnic institutions
manifests the Pakistani community's wish to express and, at the same time,
perpetuate their traditional values, beliefs and culture, although this varies
to some extent according to occupational background, educational level and
generational differences.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/3738 |
| Date | January 1977 |
| Creators | Anwar, Muhammad |
| Contributors | Allen, Sheila |
| Publisher | University of Bradford, School of Social Sciences |
| Source Sets | Bradford Scholars |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis, doctoral, PhD |
| Rights | <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-nd/3.0/88x31.png" /></a><br />The University of Bradford theses are licenced under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/">Creative Commons Licence</a>. |
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