ABSTRACT
This chapter explicates the dynamics of Muslim family life and the role of family values in shaping the present experiences and future aspirations of adolescent girls. It has often been reported by the media and academia that Muslim children lead a dual life and face conflict at home and in school. Nevertheless, the majority of teachers believed that the girls' reticence and submissiveness was the consequence of lack of freedom. The family can provide women with many pleasurable experiences in their roles as daughters, wives, mothers, grandmothers and as unmarried women. On the other hand, it can also be a source of frustration for them. The work that they do for their families is not seen as real work, but rather as being done from love. The majority group's judgement of ethnic minority groups is based on how English they have become and there is no appreciation of how meaningful it is for them to retain their own cultural identity.
