Abstract
With reference to capital theories and rational choice theory, this paper aims to understand how abilities and schooling ambitions are intertwined with social class, gender and ethnicity. By drawing on 16 in-depth interviews carried out with highly educated second-generation Turks in the Netherlands, the paper discusses the resources, opportunities and educational attitudes of young people, together with the role of the school system and that of teachers in perpetuating ethnic inequalities in schooling, with special emphasis on gender differences in schooling ambitions.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 59-70 |
| Journal | British Journal of Sociology of Education |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - Jan 2010 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
Keywords
- Turkish second generation
- educational inequalities
- qualitative research
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