How Discourses of Sharam (Shame) and Mental Health Influence the Help-Seeking Behaviours of British Born Girls of South Asian Heritage

Autor/inn/en	Sangar, Maninder; Howe, Julia
Titel	How Discourses of Sharam (Shame) and Mental Health Influence the Help-Seeking Behaviours of British Born Girls of South Asian Heritage
Quelle	In: Educational Psychology in Practice, 37 (2021) 4, S.343-361 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0266-7363
DOI	10.1080/02667363.2021.1951676
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Asians; Females; Social Influences; Cultural Influences; Mental Health; Help Seeking; Stress Variables; Stress Management; Psychological Patterns; Gender Bias; Mental Disorders; Secondary School Students; Single Sex Schools; Behavior; Barriers; United Kingdom; Pakistan; Afghanistan; Bangladesh + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Weibliches Geschlecht; Sozialer Einfluss; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Psychohygiene; Help-seeking behavior; Help-seeking behaviour; Hilfe suchendes Verhalten; Stressmanagement; Stressbewältigung; Geschlechterstereotyp; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Sekundarschüler; Single-sex schools; Single-sex classes; Single sex classes; Getrenntgeschlechtliche Erziehung; Schule; Großbritannien; Bangladesch
Abstract	The cultural construct 'shame' (sharam) is cited as an oppressive force that controls and perpetuates patriarchal structures within particular cultures. 'Shame' and the related construct 'honour' (izzat) are believed to be key instruments for the oppression of women. Research has suggested that shame prevents women from South Asian communities from help-seeking in relation to mental health difficulties. There is little research investigating the impact of shame on British born South Asian girls and its relationship to their help-seeking behaviour. This research investigated the discourses of South Asian girls in relation to the cultural construct 'shame', mental health, and the influence that these have on their help-seeking behaviour. The analysis showed that discourses are complex and contradictory. Thus, shame is constructed by the girls as regulatory, sexist and oppressive and at the same time as helpful and protective. Implications for educational practice and the work of educational psychologists are discussed. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2022/4/11