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When culture speaks: Indian immigrant families’ participation
in sport and physical activity in New Zealand
Fernandes, Hinckson, Ferkins (2017)
Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
Aim to explore specifically what influences the decisions of Indian immigrant families’ participation in SPA. What
values impact their involvement in SPA in NZ ?
2. Multiculturalism
3. Evolving Mindset and Beliefs
Good infrastructure
“It’s a good opportunity to make use of the cycle lanes. I started cycling here. After I’ve begun to experience physical actvity last few years,
I think you’ve got to have a good balance of things.
You can’t cycle Indian roads.
You’d probably end up as a roadkill!”
1. Neighbourhood
(design, interaction)
Equal rights & opportunity : Egalitarian society
Background: In sport and physical activity (SPA), cultural features pose a challenge to behaviour change, particularly for
South Asian immigrants who anchor to their cultural beliefs and practices in a western society. Conducting research that
explores underlying experiences of Indian involvement in SPA can inform a framework aimed at increasing participation in
SPA cultures in NZ. Most international research investigates western communities. Cultural influences largely unexplored.
Method
Three Indian families participated in this study. Semi-structured interviews and self-reflection reports were used to gather
individual experiences of their involvement in SPA in both India and NZ. Thematic network analysis was used as an
illustrative tool that enabled the interpretation of the information collected
Evolving mindset
and beliefs
Multiculturalism
Neighbourhood
‘Setting the
platform’
Positive
•..“the interaction with other mums from different
cultures that was helpful”...(family 2A)
Challenge
•.. “asking people from different nationalities to play
cricket, they probably they don’t know the rules or they
would not be interested”… (family 1S)
Insights
•..“one must roll up one sleeves and get your hands dirty
in NZ……“So through dance we did that”…(family 3C)
SPA a medium for social interaction. Perception vs. reality
“over here there’s nobody to play with so I watch TV or go on a
device, cause here people are at home all the time….we have no
place to play, it’s just a driveway and what can I play in a driveway?”
“In India, a middle aged woman would not get into sports…In New
Zealand, there’s no caste system, they’re broad minded and the
spread is wide enough for anybody to take it up at any age group”
Findings
Are we doing enough in using sport as
medium to unite diverse cultures?
Conclusion
From an acute snapshot of research exploring the influences of Indian
immigrant families’ participating in SPA within New Zealand, three main
themes emerge 1) neighbourhood through lack of common space and non
spontaneous interactions 2) multiculturalism, impact from conflicting cultural
forces 3) evolving mind set and beliefs from being within an egalitarian
society and impact of good infrastructure. Future research should progress
these findings to inform an action plan in New Zealand to improve Indian
migrant integration of SPA within the host society.

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When culture speaks: Indian immigrant families’ participation in sport and physical activity

  • 1. When culture speaks: Indian immigrant families’ participation in sport and physical activity in New Zealand Fernandes, Hinckson, Ferkins (2017) Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand Aim to explore specifically what influences the decisions of Indian immigrant families’ participation in SPA. What values impact their involvement in SPA in NZ ? 2. Multiculturalism 3. Evolving Mindset and Beliefs Good infrastructure “It’s a good opportunity to make use of the cycle lanes. I started cycling here. After I’ve begun to experience physical actvity last few years, I think you’ve got to have a good balance of things. You can’t cycle Indian roads. You’d probably end up as a roadkill!” 1. Neighbourhood (design, interaction) Equal rights & opportunity : Egalitarian society Background: In sport and physical activity (SPA), cultural features pose a challenge to behaviour change, particularly for South Asian immigrants who anchor to their cultural beliefs and practices in a western society. Conducting research that explores underlying experiences of Indian involvement in SPA can inform a framework aimed at increasing participation in SPA cultures in NZ. Most international research investigates western communities. Cultural influences largely unexplored. Method Three Indian families participated in this study. Semi-structured interviews and self-reflection reports were used to gather individual experiences of their involvement in SPA in both India and NZ. Thematic network analysis was used as an illustrative tool that enabled the interpretation of the information collected Evolving mindset and beliefs Multiculturalism Neighbourhood ‘Setting the platform’ Positive •..“the interaction with other mums from different cultures that was helpful”...(family 2A) Challenge •.. “asking people from different nationalities to play cricket, they probably they don’t know the rules or they would not be interested”… (family 1S) Insights •..“one must roll up one sleeves and get your hands dirty in NZ……“So through dance we did that”…(family 3C) SPA a medium for social interaction. Perception vs. reality “over here there’s nobody to play with so I watch TV or go on a device, cause here people are at home all the time….we have no place to play, it’s just a driveway and what can I play in a driveway?” “In India, a middle aged woman would not get into sports…In New Zealand, there’s no caste system, they’re broad minded and the spread is wide enough for anybody to take it up at any age group” Findings Are we doing enough in using sport as medium to unite diverse cultures? Conclusion From an acute snapshot of research exploring the influences of Indian immigrant families’ participating in SPA within New Zealand, three main themes emerge 1) neighbourhood through lack of common space and non spontaneous interactions 2) multiculturalism, impact from conflicting cultural forces 3) evolving mind set and beliefs from being within an egalitarian society and impact of good infrastructure. Future research should progress these findings to inform an action plan in New Zealand to improve Indian migrant integration of SPA within the host society.