Growing up female in multi-ethnic Malaysia

Growing up female in multi-ethnic Malaysia

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"This book provides a rich, detailed analysis of the experiences of young women growing up in post-colonial, rapidly modernizing Malaysia. It considers the impact of ethnicity, socio-economic status, and school experiences and achievement. It discusses the effects of Malaysia's ethnic affi...

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Main Author: Joseph, Cynthia
Format: Book
Published: New York Routledge 2014
Series:Women in Asia series
Subjects:
Young women > Malaysia
Young women > Education > Malaysia
High school girls > Malaysia
Malaysia > Ethnic relations
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Summary:"This book provides a rich, detailed analysis of the experiences of young women growing up in post-colonial, rapidly modernizing Malaysia. It considers the impact of ethnicity, socio-economic status, and school experiences and achievement. It discusses the effects of Malaysia's ethnic affirmative action programmes and of the country's Islamisation. It sets out and compares the life trajectories of Malay, Indian and Chinese young women, making use of interview and questionnaire data gathered over a long period"
Physical Description:x, 212 p. map 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-207) and index
ISBN:9780415629225 (hbk.)

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