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The construction of British national identity among British South Asians [PDF]

open access: yesNational Identities, 2013
This paper explores the social psychological aspects of British national identification among British South Asians, which constitutes the largest ethnic minority group in Britain. Identity process theory can elucidate the social and psychological 'functions' of Britishness for social actors, offering a holistic account of national identification within
Jaspal, R, Cinnirella, M
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British Asians, Covert Racism and Exclusion in English Professional Football

open access: yesCulture Unbound: Journal of Current Cultural Research, 2013
This article examines the exclusion of British Asians from English professional football. At present, there are eight British Asians with professional contracts out of over 4,000 players.
Daniel Kilvington
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British Asians and Football

open access: yes, 2006
"A Postcolonial People" is a lively, critical survey of contemporary South Asian Britain that fills a conspicuous gap in the literature. This specially commissioned book combines conceptually innovative analysis with empirically rich studies to map out ...
Burdsey, Daniel; id_orcid
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Reconciling social psychology and socio-linguistics can have some benefits: language and identity among second generation British Asians [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Given the pervasiveness of language in social life and the implications that language use can have for one’s individual and collective identities, attempts were made to explore the theoretical and empirical advantages in connecting social psychological ...
Coyle, Adrian, Jaspal, Rusi
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Impact of HCV infection and ethnicity on incident type 2 diabetes: findings from a large population-based cohort in British Columbia

open access: yesBMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care, 2021
Introduction Increasing evidence indicates that chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with higher risk of diabetes. Previous studies showed ethnic disparities in the disease burden of diabetes, with increased risk in Asian population ...
James Wilton   +15 more
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Barriers and facilitators to physical activity in second-generation British Indian women: A qualitative study.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2021
AimTo understand the barriers to and motivations for physical activity among second-generation British Indian women.SubjectApproximately 50% of British South Asians are UK-born, and this group is increasing as the second-generation also have children ...
Prachi Bhatnagar   +2 more
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Who learns more? Cultural differences in implicit sequence learning. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2013
BACKGROUND: It is well documented that East Asians differ from Westerners in conscious perception and attention. However, few studies have explored cultural differences in unconscious processes such as implicit learning.
Qiufang Fu   +3 more
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‘A Class Apart’?: South Asian Immigrants and the White Working Class Left, Yorkshire 1960-1981 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
During the 1960s many thousands of South Asian immigrants arrived in the United Kingdom. At first they were, by and large, economic migrants looking to fill British labour shortages and send remittances back home.
Swift, David
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Impact of cultural behaviour on indoor comfort: Examining the air quality in Homes and exploring observational and experimental methods of representation through filmmaking [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences, 2023
There is a limited understanding of householders’ cultural differences and their impact on spatial organisation and energy behaviour in dwellings. Indoor air quality directly impacts the health and well-being of occupants.
BK Satish, Gall Allister, Shahzad Sally
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'Who do "they" cheer for?' Cricket, diaspora, hybridity and divided loyalties amongst British Asians [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This article explores the relationship between British Asians' sense of nationhood, citizenship, ethnicity and some of their manifestations in relation to sports fandom: specifically in terms of how cricket is used as a means of articulating diasporic ...
Fletcher, T, Thomas Fletcher
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