British Sikh Identity and the Struggle for Distinctiveness and Continuity

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dc.contributor.authorJaspal, Rusien
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-11T11:03:11Z
dc.date.available2013-01-11T11:03:11Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.descriptionThe file attached to this record is the author's final peer reviewed version. The Publisher's final version can be found by following the DOI link.en
dc.description.abstractSikhs constitute a high proportion of the ethnic minority population in Britain. Yet, social psychologists have largely neglected this demographically important religious group, leaving much of the theorising to anthropologists and sociologists. The present study explores how a group of British-born Sikhs understood and defined their Sikh identities, focussing upon strategies for safeguarding the continuity and distinctiveness of this identity. Ten individuals were interviewed. Informed by identity process theory, the transcripts were subjected to thematic analysis. Three superordinate themes are reported, namely (i) “Freedom and gender equality”: the ‘essence’ of Sikh identity; (ii) Continuing the legacy of the Gurus; and (iii) Maintaining group continuity and distinctiveness in a threatening social context. Theoretical and practical implications of the research are discussed, particularly in relation to intergroup relations.en
dc.identifier.citationJaspal, R. (2012). British Sikh Identity and the Struggle for Distinctiveness and Continuity. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology. 23 (3), pp. 225-239en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1002/casp.2115
dc.identifier.issn1052-9284
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2086/8038
dc.language.isoenen
dc.peerreviewedYesen
dc.publisherWileyen
dc.researchgroupPsychologyen
dc.researchinstituteMedia Discourse Centre (MDC)en
dc.researchinstituteMary Seacole Research Centreen
dc.titleBritish Sikh Identity and the Struggle for Distinctiveness and Continuityen
dc.typeArticleen

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