difficult to see how she arrived at a figure of 150,000.
(p.9) The explanatory note clouded the issue even
further. She stated that Anglo-Indians were "included
under the general category of Christians whose mother-
tongue is English", (p.45) How did she separate the
Indian Christians from the Anglo-Indians, to arrive at
the figure? Once again, the issue was ambiguous and
created more doubt in the researcher's mind.
(14) Miro, C.A. and Potter, J.E. (1980) Population
Policy: Research Priorities in the Developing World
Report of the International Review Group of Social
Science Research on Population and Development Frances
Pinter: London p.157
(15) Glass, N.R., Watt, K.E.F. and Foin R.C. (Jr.)
(1971) 'Human Ecology and Educational Crises: One Aspect
of the Social Cost of an Expanding Population' IN: S.F.
Singer (ed.) Is there an Optimum Level of Population?
McGraw-Hill Book Co. New York 1971 p.205)
(16) Abel, E. (1988) op. cit., p.9 and p.45
(17) The Anglo-Indian associations did not possess a
solidarity. See, Weismantel M.J. and Fradd, S.H. (1989)
'Understanding the Need for Change' IN: S.H.Fradd and
M.H.Weismantel Meeting the needs of Cultural and
Linguistically different students: A Handbook for
Educators Boston: A College-Hill Publication; see also,
Walford, G. (1990) Privatization and Privilege in
Education London: Routledge
The AIAIA felt that it was the only one working for the
good of the community. All the other associations were
all seen as threatening and counter productive. See,
Cartwright, D. and Zander, A. (1970) 'Groups and Group
Membership: Introduction' IN: D.Cartwright and A.Zander
(eds.) Group Dynamics: Research and Theory Third Edition
London: Tavistock Publications Ltd. (p.49); see also,
Brown, R. (1988) Group Processes: Dynamics within and
between groups Oxford: Basil Blackwell (p.218); see
also, Cartwright, D. (1970) 'The Nature of Group
Cohesiveness' IN: D. Cartwright and A. Zander (eds.)
Group Dynamics: Research and Theory Third Edition
London: Tavistock Publications Ltd. (p.104); see also,
Hoyle, E. (1988) The Politics of School Management
London: Hodder and Stoughton (p.266); see also, Tajfel,
H. (1981) Human Groups and Social Categories Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press (p.343)
In 1990, autistic hostility produced a reflective racial
phenomenon in Anglo-Indian groups, whereby the powerful
in-group with 80,000 members, saw itself as being the
only association worth "considering or dealing with".
(Profile No. 550) Viewed objectively, each group
transmitted indirectly rather directly a "certain
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