Family Practices in South Asian Muslim Families Parenting in a Multi-Faith Britain

by Becher, Harriet

• ISBN13: 9780230549272
• ISBN10: 0230549276
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-12-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

"This study focuses on parent-child relationships in South Asian Muslim families, paying close attention to the interconnections between family, religious and cultural practices. Key themes include the belief and value systems that are important in South Asian Muslim family practices; the construction and performance of beliefs and values through cultural consumption; the relationship between family and religious time and space; roles for mothers, fathers and children; connections outside the household as sources of both support and stress. This book is vital for the understanding and development of culturally sensitive and accessible forms of family support."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Harriet Becher has experience in research, policy and service development with a particular focus on children and families. She has previously worked at the National Centre for Social Research and the Family and Parenting Institute and is currently based in the Department for Children, Schools and Families, UK.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Charts	p. ix
Series Preface	p. x
Introduction	p. 1
Family and Demographic Contexts	p. 9
Family origins and settlement	p. 9
Parental marital history	p. 12
Locality: neighbourhood and household settings	p. 14
Household composition	p. 16
Family languages	p. 18
Education and work	p. 19
Health	p. 21
Religious involvement	p. 22
Conclusion	p. 26
Family Beliefs and Values	p. 27
Perceived influences on parenting	p. 28
Religious beliefs	p. 29
Cultural tradition and change	p. 37
'Us' and 'them': being the same and being different	p. 45
Family aspirations	p. 48
Conclusion	p. 52
Cultural Consumption, Cultural Expression	p. 54
Food: eating family practices	p. 55
Dress: wearing family practices	p. 63
Language: speaking family practices	p. 69
Islamic leisure: television	p. 74
Conclusion	p. 78
Time and Everyday Family Practices	p. 80
Talking about daily routines	p. 81
The relationship between sacred and family time	p. 85
Special days: longer-term time	p. 91
Conclusions	p. 95
Parenting Roles and Relationships	p. 96
Mothers' roles	p. 97
Fathers' roles	p. 108
Co-parenting and the role of others	p. 122
Conclusion	p. 126
Children's Roles and Relationships	p. 128
'Good' children	p. 129
Children's power and agency	p. 134
They're 'just children'	p. 140
Conclusion	p. 144
Connections: Resources and Stressors	p. 145
Uses of formal and informal support	p. 146
The extended family	p. 147
Religious community links	p. 157
Secular lives outside the home	p. 163
Conclusion	p. 172
Conclusion	p. 174
Key findings	p. 175
Policy implications	p. 185
Conclusion	p. 186
Appendices	p. 187
Research methodology	p. 187
Research aims and questions	p. 187
The research population	p. 188
Research methodology and design	p. 188
Research settings: location and access	p. 189
The questionnaire study	p. 189
The qualitative interviews	p. 193
Representativeness and generalizability	p. 198
Notes	p. 203
References	p. 207
Index	p. 219
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