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Khubchandani, Lachman M. – 1998
A discussion of the Sindhi language diaspora, the biradari, across India and Pakistan looks at the implications of this geographic dispersal for the cohesion of the Sindhi-speaking community and culture. Three sociocultural characteristics of the scattered population are identified: urbanization; near-universal literacy; and bilingualism. Patterns…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Foreign Countries, Geographic Distribution, Identification (Psychology)
Khubchandani, Lachman M. – 2000
Tribal cultures in South India are extremely varied. This paper examines different indicators of modernization, such as the degree of urbanization and the spread of literacy among the tribes, focusing on how modernization affects the tribal mind set and how this awareness is reflected in various processes of acculturation (e.g., claiming one's…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations