Education and Class: Chinese in Britain and the US
Yuan Cheng(Author)
Avebury (Publisher)
Published on 28. May 1994
Book
Hardback
352 pages
978-1-85628-652-7 (ISBN)
Description
This book compares the relative chances of occupational success of the Chinese diaspora in Great Britain and the United States. The study uses data from British National Labour Force Surveys (1983 to 1989) and American Census of Population and Housing Public Use Microdata Samples (1980). Using various methods of statistical analysis, the book looks at three aspects of research question. First, analysis is conducted on the relative level of occupational attainment (in access to the service class and avoidance of unemployment) of Chinese immigrants in Britain through comparisons with whites, Indians, Pakistanis, African Asians, West Indians and Irish. Secondly, similar analysis is done for foreign-born and native-born Chinese in the U.S. through comparisons with whites, Blacks, Hispanics, Japanese, Filipinos, Koreans, Indians and Vietnamese. Thirdly, comparisons are made directly on the relative chances of occupational success for being Chinese in Britain versus being Chinese in the USA. In the thesis, specific attempts are made to bring out the effects of education in determining occupational success for Chinese as well as other ethnic groups in the two countries.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Weight
593 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85628-652-7 (9781856286527)
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Content
Contents: Introduction; Literature review; Data and methodology; Demographic profile of Chinese in Britain; Educational attainments of Chinese in Britain; Occupational attainments of Chinese in Britain; Demographic profile of Chinese in the USA; Educational and occupational attainments of Chinese in the USA; Occupational attainments of Chinese in the USA: A Comparison; Conclusion.