Paul Bagguley, Yasmin Hussain

The Role of Higher Education in Providing Opportunities for South Asian Women

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Produktbeschreibung

Although South Asian women are one of the most socially excluded groups in the UK with low levels of employment, their numbers at the university level have increased massively in recent years. This report seeks to understand why they are entering universities in larger numbers and the impact this has on their lives. The report explores the experiences of Bangladeshi, Indian, and Pakistani women at UK universities. Based on interviews with over 100 women in Yorkshire and the West Midlands, it considers: the role of families in shaping choices about local universities and which degree subjects to study; how community expectations about marriage interact with plans for the university; the financial strategies of South Asian women students for funding their education; their experiences of racism and Islamophobia inside and outside education; and the diversity of experiences of education amongst South Asian women in terms of class, ethnicity, and religion. (REPORT)

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bristol University Press
• New
• Seitenzahl: 72
• Erscheinungstermin: April 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781861349736
• ISBN-10: 1861349734
• Artikelnr.: 24973066

Autorenporträt

Paul Bagguley is a senior lecturer in sociology and Yasmin Hussain is a lecturer in sociology. Both authors are based in the School of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Leeds.