Research Catalog

Moving on up : South Asian women and higher education / Yasmin Hussain and Paul Bagguley.

Title
Moving on up : South Asian women and higher education / Yasmin Hussain and Paul Bagguley.
Author
Yasmin Hussain, 1970-
Publication
Stoke on Trent, UK ; Sterling, VA : Trentham Books, 2007.

Holdings

Details

Additional Authors
Bagguley, Paul.
Description
viii, 154 p. : ill.; 25 cm.
Subject
  • South Asians > Great Britain > Social conditions > 21st century
  • South Asians > Social aspects > Great Britain
  • Women > Great Britain > Social conditions > 21st century
  • Women > Social aspects > Great Britain
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-152) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
The context -- Conceptualising South Asian women and HE -- Identities : ethnicity, Britishness and religion -- Deciding to go to university -- Negotiating university : plans for marriage and studying at home -- Financial strategies for funding a degree : the moral economies of family support -- Racism, Islamophobia and experiences of university -- Conclusions.
ISBN
  • 9781858563497 (pbk.)
  • 1858563496 (pbk.)