Literacy Myths, Legacies, and Lessons : New Studies on Literacy /
Graff, Harvey J.
Literacy Myths, Legacies, and Lessons : New Studies on Literacy / Harvey J. Graff - 1st ed. - New Brunswick, N.J. : Transaction Publishers , 2012. - xxv, 222 p. ; 23 cm.
In this major work, social historian Harvey J. Graff continues his critical revision of commonly held ideas about literacy by deconstructing the "literacy myth"—the simplistic belief that the acquisition of literacy automatically leads to economic development, social mobility, and democratic progress. Drawing on historical and contemporary data, Graff demonstrates how literacy is multi-layered, showing its complex connections to social class, gender, and power structures.
9781412849661
Education Social aspects
Language arts Social aspects
Literacy Social aspects
Sociolinguistics
302.2244 GRA
Literacy Myths, Legacies, and Lessons : New Studies on Literacy / Harvey J. Graff - 1st ed. - New Brunswick, N.J. : Transaction Publishers , 2012. - xxv, 222 p. ; 23 cm.
In this major work, social historian Harvey J. Graff continues his critical revision of commonly held ideas about literacy by deconstructing the "literacy myth"—the simplistic belief that the acquisition of literacy automatically leads to economic development, social mobility, and democratic progress. Drawing on historical and contemporary data, Graff demonstrates how literacy is multi-layered, showing its complex connections to social class, gender, and power structures.
9781412849661
Education Social aspects
Language arts Social aspects
Literacy Social aspects
Sociolinguistics
302.2244 GRA
