Coping with two cultures : British Asian and Indo-Canadian adolescents
This book makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the issues and concerns of the second-generation Asian young people living in Britain and Canada. It is based on extensive fieldwork data collected through an attitude scale, a questionnaire and interviews with young people. Also a large number of parents, teachers and a small number of community leaders were interviewed to place the discussion in a broader framework. Verbatim extracts are used liberally to give the reader both the flavour and tone of responses. What emerges is an optimistic picture. The young people in the study are developing a bicultural outlook to reconcile the differing values of school and home. The majority of them are at ease with both cultures - the Indo-Canadians more so than the British Asians
Print Book, English, ©1993
Multilingual Matters, Clevedon, Avon, England, ©1993
xvi, 160 pages ; 21 cm.
9781853592027, 9781853592010, 1853592021, 1853592013
27894729
1. Setting the Scene2. Young People Speak Out3. Teachers’ Opinions of Asian Adolescents4. Parents’ Dilemma5. Response of Asian Communities6. Conclusions: Emerging Bicultural IdentitiesAppendix 1: Acculturation Scale Used With Birmingham SampleAppendix 2: Acculturation Scale Used With Vancouver SampleAppendix 3: Students' Background QuestionnaireAppendix 4: Students' Interview ScheduleAppendix 5: Parents' Interview SampleAppendix 6: Teachers' Interview ScheduleAppendix 7: Technical Features of Acculturation Scales