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'Indian achievement in Britain is dependent upon social class based upon specific national histories.'
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Sociology Research Proposal Hypothesis/Aim The term 'Asian' covers a variety of national, cultural and religious heritages. Within education 'Asian' is used widely to generalise the many groups represented within the term, especially in relation to educational achievement. For example, government statistics in 2000 stated that 49% of 'Asian' students gained 5 A*- C GCSE's. I believe that by generalising these groups in education, the exact reasons behind underachievement are masked leading to the neglect of particular 'Asian' underachieving groups. I predict that once these generalisations are broken down and specific ethnic histories are understood, underachievement will be able to be laid down to reasons of class. Therefore my hypothesis is- 'Indian achievement in Britain is dependent upon social class based upon specific national histories.' Context/Concepts The term 'Asian' represents 4 majors groups: East Asian, Pacific Islander, South East Asian and South Asian. The Indian subgroup derives from the major 'South Asian' group that also...
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