Gender and Social Class in the Construction of Higher Education Aspirations among Parents of Girl Students in Urban India

Autor/in	Buser De, Maya
Titel	Gender and Social Class in the Construction of Higher Education Aspirations among Parents of Girl Students in Urban India
Quelle	In: International Studies in Sociology of Education, 32 (2023) 3, S.762-779 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0962-0214
DOI	10.1080/09620214.2021.1912631
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; High School Students; Females; Family Relationship; Academic Aspiration; College Attendance; Gender Issues; Social Class; Middle Class; Low Income Groups; Social Mobility; Marriage; Mothers; Parents; Social Capital; Cultural Capital; Financial Support; Careers; Knowledge Level; Decision Making; Career Choice; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Student Behavior; India + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Weibliches Geschlecht; College; Colleges; Attendance; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Anwesenheit; Geschlechterfrage; Social classes; Soziale Klasse; Mittelschicht; Soziale Mobilität; Ehe; Mother; Mutter; Eltern; Sozialkapital; Finanzielle Förderung; Career; Karriere; Wissensbasis; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Indien
Abstract	In this article we describe evolving educational aspirations and practices of female high school students and their families in the context of rapidly changing education and employment markets in Kolkata. We interviewed 35 families of girls attending two government high schools. The families are from lower middle-class and lower income backgrounds. The latter see access to education as a way towards upward social mobility. Using gender and social class as axes of analysis, we explore how these families negotiate educational aspirations and practices in connection with married life and motherhood. We also look at the influence of social, cultural, and economic capitals on the formation of aspirations, knowledge about careers, and the ability to put aspirations into practice. This work contributes to the domain of research on education and social class in India with a gendered perspective and a unique setting in government high schools for girls. (As Provided).
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