Asian adolescents in the West / Paul A. Singh Ghuman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ghuman, Paul A. Singh (Paul Avtar Singh), 1936-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teenage immigrants--Great Britain.

Teenage immigrants.

Asians--Great Britain--Social conditions.

Asians.

Social conditions.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

xiii, 146 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Leicester, UK ; Stirling, VA : BPS Books, British Psychological Society, 1999.

Summary:

British-born Asian adolescents have to face the problems of growing up in two distinct cultural traditions and value systems, with conflicting demands being made by home and school on behaviour, loyalties and obligations.This book looks at the inter-ethnic relations, racial prejudice, gender equality, the development of ethnic identity; bilingualism; the practice of home religion; and scholastic achievement and adjustment. Its aim it to provide an up-to-date picture of the situation of South Asian and Chinese adolescents living in the UK today.

Contents:

Introduction

First generation

religion, value orientations, and gender issues

Adolescents of the second and third generation

Ethnic identity, acculturation, and self-image

Schools and Asian young people

Reflections and implications.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-135) and indexes.

ISBN:

1854332848

OCLC:

41153997