The social construction of difference in the Asian Indian community at Texas A&M University /
A&M for their degrees. while there were differences between
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| Format: | Thesis eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | Link to OAKTrust copy |
| Summary: | A&M for their degrees. while there were differences between articulates itself in different ways depending on strategies as they are commonly perceived by both groups when it came to comprised of students who have come from India for graduate construction of difference between two groups in the Asian does not lead to a homogenization of culture but rather, for both groups. With world wide migration and globalization group. The theoretical perspective used is one that raises groups perceive themselves as "different" from the other identity as well as the power of imagination in the creation imagination manifests itself in interactions in daily life Indian community at Texas A&M University. one group is issues like family, love, dating and marriage. Yet, the two may not necessarily be as rigid as is commonly assumed. This of a culture on both sides of the globe and how this of action used by members of the community. Questions as to on the increase, the differences between "here" and "there" questions pertaining to issues of space, place and cultural raised. see themselves as being influenced by both cultures are also study at A&M. The other group of students (mostly the two groups in some respects, they were not as pronounced This thesis is based on a qualitative analysis of the social undergraduates) have been raised in the U.S and are also at what "home,, is all about for migrants, especially those who |
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| Item Description: | "Major subject: Sociology". Vita. |
| Physical Description: | ix, 199 leaves ; 28 cm. Also available online. Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |