This paper is an extension of the primary author’s post-doctoral research on the Sikh diaspora in Vancouver, Canada. Drawing upon the orality, literacy and ‘analytics’ (critical inquiry) paradigm, the paper delineates the distinctive communication patterns that characterize each of three generations in the Punjabi community in that location. A sample intergenerational dialogue in the counselling context is provided to demonstrate the nature of fluidity in communication, and the implications for helping professionals are discussed.
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Nayar, K.E., Sandhu, J.S. Intergenerational Communication in Immigrant Punjabi Families: Implications for Helping Professionals. Int J Adv Counselling 28, 139–152 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10447-005-9005-y
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