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A study of family mediation during divorce in the Pakistani Muslim community in Bradford. Some observations on the implications for the theory and practice of conflict resolution.

Conflict resolution theory and practice have been increasingly criticised for ignoring the
centrality of culture in their attempts to find theories and models that are applicable
universally, not only across cultures but also across levels of society. Mediation is one
form of conflict resolution, which has come to occupy a central position in the resolution of
disputes both at international and local levels. At the level of family disputes, family
mediation has failed to engage users from different ethnic groups in England and Wales.
This thesis explores the hypothesis that culture and, in particular, culturally defined
concepts of gender are the important factors determining the success or failure of mediation
in divorce disputes. / J. A. Clark Charitable Trust

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/4335
Date January 2003
CreatorsNunnerley, Margaret L.
ContributorsWoodhouse, Thomas, James, A.
PublisherUniversity of Bradford, Department of Peace Studies
Source SetsBradford Scholars
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis, 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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