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Subject:
SOCIOLOGY; "WOMEN WHO HAVE NOT FURTHERED THEIR EDUCATION"
Category: Relationships and Society > Cultures Asked by: nora37-ga List Price: $2.50 |
Posted:
20 Nov 2005 14:53 PST
Expires: 20 Dec 2005 14:53 PST Question ID: 595558 |
IS/OR WHY IS IT SO HARD FOR MINORITY WOMEN TO BETTER/OR COMPLETE THEIR EDUCATION? |
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Subject:
Re: SOCIOLOGY; "WOMEN WHO HAVE NOT FURTHERED THEIR EDUCATION"
From: mosheebner-ga on 20 Dec 2005 08:32 PST |
presumably becase a large percentage of those considered minorities (and let's remember that minorities has nothing to do with actual numbers. Blacks and Asians are considered minorities while Jews aren't - if Jews were included the statistics would prbably change) are ipso facto from a low income background where the cost of education is prohibitive. and of course not having an education or a strong financial network (coming from low income families) backing them up they have to work - usually at minimum wage jobs which drain their time away without providing them with income to more than survive. And of course the patriarchal nature of society plays into this as well since women generally earn less in the same jobs as men. they also are more often saddled with kids in single parent families and even when there is a family structure the thinking is usually that the family is better served by depending financially on the man and therefore his needs come first. |
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Re: SOCIOLOGY; "WOMEN WHO HAVE NOT FURTHERED THEIR EDUCATION"
From: myoarin-ga on 20 Dec 2005 09:46 PST |
Good comment! I think it is also (unfortunately) a matter of the cultural background of some minorities. This is no criticism of that. Even among majority portions of the population, this is a factor. It is - better: it can be - difficult for women (and also men) to aspire to and achieve higher education when their family background does not place much value on this (This is not just true in the States, there is a German song to the effect: if manual work was good enough for Dad, it's good enough for me). But this does not apply to all minorities (in USA). Some Asian minorities have a tradition of respect for higher education, regardless of their personal background. The Vietnamese "boat people", who came to the States as refugees, have pushed their children (well, some of them have). I receive lists of scholarship students to a well known boarding school (prep school) and an Ivy League college, and it is remarkable how many Asiatic names are on the lists. To return to your question: it is a matter of "sociology"; minority is only a part of that. Regards, Myoarin |
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