Cynthia Joseph

Growing Up Female in Multi-Ethnic Malaysia

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides a rich, detailed analysis of the experiences of young women growing up in post-colonial, rapidly modernizing Malaysia. It considers the impact of ethnicity, socio-economic status, and school experiences and achievement. It discusses the effects of Malaysia's ethnic affirmative action programmes and of the country's Islamisation. It sets out and compares the life trajectories of Malay, Indian and Chinese young women, making use of interview and questionnaire data gathered over a long period.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. August 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 164mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 477g
• ISBN-13: 9780415629225
• ISBN-10: 0415629225
• Artikelnr.: 36126561

Autorenporträt

Cynthia Joseph is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Education at Monash University, Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Ethnicities in Postcolonial Malaysia 2. Education in the
21st Century 3. Young Women in Multiethnic Malaysia 4. Parkview Girls High
School 5. Academically High-achieving Girls 6. Academically Low Achieving
Girls 7. Post-school Education and Training 8. Becoming Workers:
Occupational Destinations 9. Becoming Women: Marriage, Sexuality and Gender
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