The Education of British South Asians: Ethnicity, Capital, and Class Structure - Hardcover

Tahir Abbas

9781403916914: The Education of British South Asians: Ethnicity, Capital, and Class Structure

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1403916918 ISBN 13: 9781403916914

Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan, 2004

This analyzes the reasons for differential educational performance of South Asians, taking into consideration social class, ethnicity, capital (cultural, social and economic) and the effects of schools in the education of Bangladeshis, Indians and Pakistanis. This challenging and hard-hitting book critically informs the reader of the ways in which different ethnic minority groups achieve in education, and how.

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About the Author:

Tahir Abbas is a Lecturer in Sociology and Director of the Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Culture at the University of Birmingham.

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