How discourses of sharam (shame) and mental health influence the help-seeking behaviours of British born girls of South Asian heritage

Authors :: Maninder Sangar
Julia Howe
Source :: Educational Psychology in Practice. 37:343-361
Publication Year :: 2021
Publisher :: Informa UK Limited, 2021.
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’ (...

Subjects :: Cultural construct
Honour
South asia
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Developmental and Educational Psychology
Educational psychology
Shame
Gender studies
Psychology
Construct (philosophy)
Mental health
Help-seeking
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