Sarah Akhtar Baz
Department of Sociological Studies
PhD student
sbaz1@sheffield.ac.uk
Elmfield Building
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Sarah Akhtar Baz
Department of Sociological Studies
Elmfield Building
Northumberland Road
Sheffield
S10 2TU
Department of Sociological Studies
Elmfield Building
Northumberland Road
Sheffield
S10 2TU
- Qualifications
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MA Social Research, University of Sheffield
BA Social Policy and Sociology, University of Sheffield
- Research interests
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- Lone motherhood
- Ethnic minority studies
- South Asian Muslim Communities
- Capital theory
- Social Policy and practice
- Qualitative Research
Thesis: Exploring the Lived Experiences of South Asian Muslim Lone Mothers and the Role of South Asian Women's Organisations in their Lives
My research seeks to explore the lived experiences of Pakistani and Bangladeshi Muslim lone mothers, how their inter-sectional identities impact experiences and the role of South Asian Women's organisations in their everyday lives.
- Research group
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Supervisor(s)
- Joint supervisors: Dr Jo Britton and Professor Sarah Neal
- Grants
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- ESRC White Rose Social Science DTP +3 Scholarship
- The University of Sheffield Postgraduate Scholarship 2016 (100 Scholarships)
- Eric Sainsbury Prize for Best Undergraduate Dissertation in Social Policy 2016