Class-based self-perception is a rising issue worldwide. Through observation in kindergartens in Fiji, Brison examines how schools instil these ideas in Suva children. Teachers have different goals depending on the social background of the families while students create friendships through shared experience of toys, gender roles, and mass media.

Autorentext
Karen Brison is Professor of Anthropology at Union College, USA.

Inhalt

1. Introduction: Social Class and Mass Preschool Education in Fiji 2. Kindergartens and Culture in Fiji 3. Nurturing Multicultural Pluralism 4. Producing a New Middle Class 5. Becoming Very Good School Children 6. Gender, Race, and Social Class: Shifting Social Categories 7. Hierarchy and Friendship Epilogue