Double Loyalties
South Asian Adolescents in the West
Author(s) Paul A. Singh Ghuman
Language: English
Genre(s): Education
- July 2003 · 208 pages ·216x138mm
- · Paperback - 9780708317655
- · Hardback - 9780708317662
This work covers issues facing second- and third-generation South Asian young people growing up in Western countries. Drawing on fieldwork from four countries (Great Britain, USA, Canada, and Australia), this work covers topics such as schooling and education, bilingualism, acculturation patterns, cultural conflicts and identity formation, racial prejudice, gender equality and employment opportunities. The text also makes constructive suggestions to improve the education and lifestyles of South Asian young people in the West. It should appeal to academic researchers interested in issues of ethnicity, bilingualism and education as well as to teachers, youth workers and social workers.
First generation; young people of second and third generations; young people and acculturation - quantitative analysis; young people and acculturation - qualitative analysis; gender issues - context and research findings; schooling - educational matters; schooling - cultural and social concerns; reflections and implications.