Return-Path: <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id e9QHjl908815; Thu, 26 Oct 2000 13:45:47 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 13:45:47 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <39F86B1A.4B01C23C@cwcom.net> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Sue Taylor <m0199400@cwcom.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-POVRACELIT:250] Re: deafness as culture: a question I need X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en] (Win95; I) Status: O Content-Length: 1214 Lines: 23 I have been thinking about this concept of parents and children coming from different cultures and I am wondering why some find it difficult to accept that this happens all the time. Kate said: we expect that people of Hispanic culture come from families of Hispanic culture, and will in turn - if they start families - start families of Hispanic culture ... But is that what happens all the time in real life? My research interests are with the children of Pakistani migrants to the UK. Sample members talk about themselves being 'between two cultures'. I hear what they say about their social status however as an outside observer I see sample members operating as socially competent people (as in Donna's mail) who are able to move from (and also within) their own and other cultural groups. Because, let's face it, someone born into a Hispanic family does not have to bring their children up according to their family's cultural, linguistic or religious traditions. I have come across numerous cases of young Pakistani women who move as far away as they possibly can from their culture of origin, etc. even to the point of adopting English names, refusing to speak Urdu, and spurning Islam. Sue
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