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British Untouchables - A Study of Dalit Identity and Education (Paperback)
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British Untouchables - A Study of Dalit Identity and Education (Paperback)
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Dalits, formerly called 'untouchables', remain the most oppressed
community in India, and indeed in South Asia and have, until
recently, been denied human and civic rights. On emigration to the
UK and other Western countries they faced a double disadvantage:
caste discrimination and racial discrimination from 'white'
society. However, in the late 1990s, second-generation Dalit
professionals challenged their caste status and Brahmanism in the
West and in South Asia. This work provides a major study on the
issues facing the education of Dalit children and young people
growing up in Britain. The book is based on extensive fieldwork and
uses a qualitative research methodology, including in-depth
interviews with parents, teachers and children, and detailed
observations in homes, schools and places of worship e.g.
gurdwaras. It offers a detailed view of areas such as socialisation
of children, schooling and education, examination success, parental
perceptions of education, bilingualism, acculturation patterns,
cultural conflicts and caste and social identities. Central to this
work, too, is a thorough introduction to the religious concepts
that underpin the notion of 'untouchability' in Hinduism. This is a
significant contribution to this under-researched community by a
scholar who is one of the leading authorities on the education of
South Asian children in Britain.
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