Ethnicity, gender, and social change / edited by Rohit Barot, Harriet Bradley, and Steve Fenton.

Other author Barot, Rohit.
Other author Bradley, Harriet.
Other author Fenton, Steve, 1942-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : St. Martin's Press, 1999.
Descriptionx, 249 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects
Minority women--Social conditions.
Minority women--Great Britain. --Social conditions.
Women immigrants--Social conditions.
Women immigrants--Great Britain. --Social conditions.
Ethnicity.
Sex role.

Contents Gender and transnational labour migration / Annie Phizacklea -- Ethnicity, gender and equality in the NHS / John Carter -- Roscas, ethnicity and strategy / Ineke Van Wetering -- South Asian women in Britain, family integrity and the primary purpose rule / Werner Menski -- Hindu widows in Britain / Shirley Firth -- South Asian women and arranged marriages in East London / Kalwant Bhopal -- Cultural diversity and religious conformity / Charlotte Butler -- Negotiating marriage / Hannah Bradby -- Weaving new lives from an old fleece / Vieda Skultans -- Creative discourse / Helen Kanitkar -- When the mirror speaks / Jayne Ifekwunigwe.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 223-240) and index.
LCCN 98019163
ISBN0312217633 (alk. paper)
ISBN0333711114 (Macmillan : cl)
ISBN0333711122 (Macmillan : pb)