The pragmatic interpretation of universal declaration of human rights by Pakistani youth
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2012
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University of Management and Technology
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The following research work was intended to know the pragmatic interpretation of
universal declaration of human rights by Pakistani youth. The attempt was to highlight
the implicit factors from cognitive, social, historical, cultural and political contexts by
which the interpretation of even a universally accepted document gets varied. Cultural
diversity and its relationship to interpretation of Universal Declaration of human rights
were, thus, the focus of this research. For this a random sample of Pakistani students at
post graduate level from all over Pakistanwas selected. Their opinions and
interpretations about this particular charter were then collected through questionnaire and
in-group discussions and informal interviews. The collected data was then analyzed
through Likert Scale. The results proved that a significant cultural bias against United
Nations and the West is dangerously affecting the pragmatic interpretation of this
particular charter, thus require practical measures to protect basic human rights around
the world.
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MS Thesis, English Language and Literature, Data Collection Instruments