Growing up Female in Multi-Ethnic Malaysia

"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"--

Year

2014

Language

English

Publisher

Taylor & Francis Group

Editions

7

Pages

224

ISBN

9780415629225

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