Growing up female in multi-ethnic Malaysia / Cynthia Joseph.

• Ethnicities in postcolonial Malaysia -- Education in the 21st century -- Young women in multiethnic Malaysia -- Parkview Girls High School -- Academically high-achieving girls -- Academically low achieving girls -- Post-school education and training -- Becoming workers : occupational destinations -- Becoming women : marriage, sexuality and gender relations.

• "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"-- 

Ämnesord

Young women  -- Malaysia. (LCSH)

Young women  -- Education -- Malaysia. (LCSH)

High school girls  -- Malaysia. (LCSH)

Unga kvinnor  -- Malaysia (sao)

Unga kvinnor  -- utbildning -- Malaysia (sao)

Malaysia  -- Ethnic relations. (LCSH)

Malaysia  -- etniska relationer (sao)

Klassifikation

HQ1750.6 (LCC)

305.409595 (DDC)

Ohja-occa (kssb/8)