Iqbal Md Mostafa

Migration of Farm Workers to Rural Scotland (eBook, ePUB)

Equality, Cultural Capital and the Process of Social and Cultural Transitions

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The migration of farm workers to rural Scotland is an important issue that relates to the existing theories and research in contemporary equality and cultural capital studies, particularly in regard to the exploration of how and in what ways cultural capital theory can be addressed to study migrants equality claims, the examination of how complex equality models can be used for inquiry into the reinforcement of inequalities in cultural capital and the accumulative effects of such inequality. In particular, the experiences of East European migrant farm workers challenge theoretical perspectives that apply a) an approach of equality claim from cultural capital, which emphasize b) equal right to recognition, and therefore, c) focus on entitlement to equal protection against any discrimination. This book, therefore, offers us a way to explore these experiences with a call for attention to be paid to a large number of East European migrant farm workers who have migrated to rural Scotland to work in low paid jobs marked with low skills. Unlike majority members of a population, migrant farm workers often give up their cultural capital and take up low skilled jobs in order to gain opportunities for success in other spheres in their lives. Critiquing such a trade-off approach, if the sphere of migrants cultural capital is invaded and the cultural capital of local workers (native) is acknowledged, migrants are in a vulnerable position. I also argue although migrants achievements are devalued, and their substantive equality remains unprotected, their claim from cultural capital is relatively strong and valid to manage. The more vulnerable a migrants cultural capital is in terms of recognition and protection, the stronger his or her claim from cultural capital will be. Under the theoretical framework, I argue that if equal recognitions of cultural capital are not actively ensured, this is highly likely to produce increased claims to equality.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: AuthorHouse UK
• Seitenzahl: 390
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. August 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781546297307
• Artikelnr.: 54008037

Autorenporträt

Dr Iqbal Md Mostafa, a Commonwealth Scholar who has spent his working life in academia is based in School of Education and Social Work at the University of Dundee. Prior to his move to Dundee, he was Assistant Professor of Public Administration at the University of Chittagong and lectured at Glasgow Caledonian University. His distinguished career has included teaching, research and consultancy to national and international organisations. His main research interests are in migration, public policy, management and administration, community learning and development, race and ethnic relations, ethnicity and identity politics. His knowledge of race and immigration and expertise and interest in the political and social organisations and applied sociology from cultural capital, integration and equality perspectives are considerable, and covers a plurality of viewpoints and experiences. Dr Iqbal has constantly and convincingly conveyed a spirit of exciting research experiences and shared with the academia his insights and expertise to analytically analyse exactly what is going on with ethnic minorities world. His unparalleled drive and enthusiasm over the past years have generated some research activities which have made not only a valuable contribution to public management by developing its central concepts and applying them to developing countries but also a unique identification of the building blocks necessary to expand our understanding of the issues faced by our communities embarking on the path of community learning and development He has published widely in the field of Public Administration, Sociology and Community Learning and Development. A forthcoming commitment is to publish a book on immigration, cultural capital, equality, and the knowledge, attitudes, behaviours and social identities of migrant farm workers in Scotland. In this book, his knowledge, understanding and skills drawn from the breadth of social sciences contributes to a detailed analysis of Scotland's ethnic minorities' experiences not only in employment but also around their social and cultural capital, noting the urgent need for major reforms in CLD practice. Dr Iqbal is the founder of the Centre for Study and Research (CFSR) and the Editor of CFSR Journal.