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In memoriam of Holt Bradford Westerfield.

The current tendency to extract an alleged peculiarity of behavior as an attribute of immigrants in the UK, & to suggest remedies for counteracting the behavior to facilitate integration into the host society, is criticized. This process of myth-building is held to be far more dangerous than generally realized. Pakistan has 5 languages belonging to 2 groups; while Urdu is 1 of the 2 technically official languages, the common assumption that Pakistanis in the UK speak Urdu is erroneous since it is a `literary language spoken only by a small educated elite. Observation of 6 West Pakistan immigrant fam's in Bradford, England, produced description of the extended fam structure. It is seen that Purdah, the custom of keeping F's in seclusion, is of traditional as well as religious origin; this practice is not responsible for the large number of M's who do not bring their wives with them when they immigrate. The Burqa, a cloak covering a F from head to toe, should not be confused with Purdah (avoidance). Once the Burqa has been adopted it cannot be removed without loss of status. Punjabi & Pathan (Frontier region) F's & customs are compared & seen as similar, although the Frontier region is known to be more conservative re Purdah. It is emphasized that a fam's SS, or 'izzet', depends almost exclusively on the behavior of its F's, ie, how strictly they observe the Purdah. The observation of the Purdah among Pakistani immigrants in the UK is discussed as is the experience of being a Pakistani F in British society. Household org is considered. It is concluded that the soc isolation of the Pakistani F, intensified by the absence of compound fam units in the UK, is a great problem on which action is needed. M. Farber.

A study of the att's of British inhabitants of Bradford, UK, toward Pakistanis was made by means of a questionaire admin'ed to a sample of electors during a municipal election in 1963. Data was also collected on SR's between Pakistanis & others who live in the same election wards. It is found that there is a need for awareness among immigrants of the norms of the local people. Negative att's toward Pakistanis can be modified if information about them gives less stress to the identification of the immigrant solely with soc problems. D. Cooperman.