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A study of family mediation during divorce in the Pakistani Muslim community in Bradford. Some observations on the implications for the theory and practice of conflict resolution.

Nunnerley, Margaret L.
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2010-06-17T15:41:20Z
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Woodhouse, Thomas
James, A.
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Conflict, Conflict resolution, Culture, Ethnicity, Family mediation, Gender, Race, Islam, Bradford, Yorkshire, Great Britain
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University of Bradford
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Department of Peace Studies
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2003
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Conflict resolution theory and practice have been increasingly criticised for ignoring the centrality of culture in their attempts to find theories and models that are applicable universally, not only across cultures but also across levels of society. Mediation is one form of conflict resolution, which has come to occupy a central position in the resolution of disputes both at international and local levels. At the level of family disputes, family mediation has failed to engage users from different ethnic groups in England and Wales. This thesis explores the hypothesis that culture and, in particular, culturally defined concepts of gender are the important factors determining the success or failure of mediation in divorce disputes.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10454/4335
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