How Long to Read Tamils, Social Capital and Educational Marginalization in Singapore

How Long Does it Take to Read Tamils, Social Capital and Educational Marginalization in Singapore?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 49 minutes to read Tamils, Social Capital and Educational Marginalization in Singapore by Lavanya Balachandran

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Labouring to Learn examines academic mobility pathways among ethnic minority Tamil youths in public secondary schools and vocational institutions in Singapore. This book qualitatively examines the interactive effects of race and class on the educational performance of these youths through the lens of social capital. Despite their numerical majoritarian position within the Indian population in Singapore, the foreclosed access for Tamils to diverse class networks within the ethnic community as well as limited inter-ethnic interactions has historically truncated the means to resources and opportunities for social mobility. In schools, the narratives shared by Tamil boys and girls from the lower academic streams and economically disadvantaged backgrounds reveal that they typically experience exclusion on account of racial, economic and academic marginalisation in their everyday lives. Turning to bonding ties among peers and family members provides social support resources that offer some respite from marginalisation. On the flipside, articulations of resistance ensue among Tamil youths that tangibly take time away from learning, and run the danger of strengthening the cultural deficit rhetoric for mainstream society to explain the poor academic performance among ethnic minorities. This account of educational marginalisation amongst Singaporean Tamil youths contributes towards understanding social inequality in a non-liberal multicultural context where marginalisation is differentially experienced across ethnic minority groups and traced to broader socio-historical contexts of migration, assimilation and minority–majority relations. Furthermore, it also articulates the utility of a social capital framework in historically revealing how educational inequality emerged and continues to be sustained in a postcolonial context.

How long is Tamils, Social Capital and Educational Marginalization in Singapore?

Tamils, Social Capital and Educational Marginalization in Singapore by Lavanya Balachandran is 166 pages long, and a total of 42,496 words.

This makes it 56% the length of the average book. It also has 52% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Tamils, Social Capital and Educational Marginalization in Singapore Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 52 minutes to read Tamils, Social Capital and Educational Marginalization in Singapore aloud.

What Reading Level is Tamils, Social Capital and Educational Marginalization in Singapore?

Tamils, Social Capital and Educational Marginalization in Singapore is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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