Essays about: "Harpreet Singh"

Found 2 essays containing the words Harpreet Singh.

1. 1. Sikh Immigrants’ Views and Strategies of Integration into Swedish Society - A Qualitative Study of First Generation Sikhs in Skåne

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

   Author : Harpreet Singh; [2012]
   Keywords : First Generation; Migration; Integration; Sikh; Malmö; Immigrant; Gurdwara; Turban; mänskliga rättigheter; human rights; Philosophy and Religion;

   Abstract : The aim of this essay is to acquire enhanced knowledge about the views and the strategies that Sikh immigrants of the first generation, who reside in the province of Skåne in Sweden, are using for becoming integrated into the Swedish society. From my own participation in some of the activities that have been organized by the Sikh community in Malmö I became interested in issues regarding integration, and especially how Sikh immigrants perceive and use various strategies for becoming (or not) integrated into the Swedish society and culture. READ MORE

3. 2. "Let Only Your Corpse Come Out of that House" : an Analysis of Contemporary Dowry Discourses in Indian Newspapers

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

   Author : Harpreet Singh; [2011]
   Keywords : Human Rights; Dowry; Dowry deaths; Domestic violence; Marriage; Frames; Journalists’ frames; Media content; Dowry suicides; Women; Modernization; India; mänskliga rättigheter; Philosophy and Religion;

   Abstract : The purpose of this essay is to examine the complex social and cultural practice of dowry, and violence related to dowry, in India. The dowry system may at first appear to be an old-fashioned and traditional institution that in face of modernization would slowly fade away. READ MORE