The Next Generation: Immigrant Youth in a Comparative Perspective
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7 Ethnic Community, Urban Economy, and Second-Generation Attainment: Turkish Disadvantage in Belgium
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Ethnic Minorities in Higher Education Ethnic Minorities in Higher Education
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Some Possible Causes Some Possible Causes
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Class Class
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Racism Racism
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Ethnic Strategies from Below Ethnic Strategies from Below
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Cultural and Social Capital Cultural and Social Capital
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Bourdieu and Cultural Capital Bourdieu and Cultural Capital
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Putnam and Social Capital Putnam and Social Capital
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“Ethnicity as Social Capital” Studies in the United States “Ethnicity as Social Capital” Studies in the United States
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Conclusion Conclusion
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Notes Notes
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9 Capitals, Ethnic Identity, and Educational Qualifications
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Published:04 April 2011
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Abstract
This chapter examines an unusual case: the overrepresentation of ethnic minorities in British higher education. Ethnic minorities—many of whom belong to the second generation—attend universities at higher rates, sometimes much higher rates, than do native whites. This surprising advantage cannot be accounted for by social class, although there are some class influences, but rather, by the strong ambitions that parents hold for their children and the robust ties between parents and children within communities that reinforce these ambitions. In addition, the chapter returns to the notions of ethnic social capital in order to explain the remarkable intergenerational education mobility of many groups in Britain. Finally, the chapter ends on a hopeful note about the possibility of an inclusive Britain, which provides the opportunity for recent nonwhite immigrants and their descendants to develop a strong sense of belonging in Britain without having to disavow their ethnic identities.
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