British-Bangladeshi women in higher education : aspirations, inequities and identities / Berenice Scandone.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scandone, Berenice, author.

Contributor:

Taylor & Francis eBooks

Series:

Routledge research in gender and society ; 104.

Routledge research in gender and society ; 104

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bangladeshis--Education (Higher)--Great Britain--Case studies.

Bangladeshis.

Muslim women--Education (Higher)--Great Britain--Case studies.

Muslim women.

Discrimination in education--Great Britain.

Discrimination in education.

Discrimination in employment--Great Britain.

Discrimination in employment.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 140 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023.

Biography/History:

Berenice Scandone is Research Director at the National Centre for Social Research in London. She is passionate about understanding and redressing social inequities, especially as they materialise in and through education. Her research interests include intersecting inequities of class, ethnicity and gender, the intergenerational integration of immigrants, education policy and the sociology of education.

Contents:

Introduction

Bourdieu, social change and intersectionality

Career aspirations, expectations and pathways

'It's one of the norms of our culture': Diasporic discourses of valuing education

University decision-making and experiences

Social class and ethnic identification

Conclusions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 19, 2023).

Other Format:

Print version: Scandone, Berenice. British-Bangladeshi women in higher education

ISBN:

9781003240938

1003240933

9781000827712

1000827712

9781000827798

1000827798

Publisher Number:

40031515265

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Restricted for use by site license.