New Studies on Literacy Graff, Harvey J. creator text xx New Brunswick, N.J Transaction Publishers 2012 9999 1st ed. monographic und 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. Harvey J. Graff Education Social aspects Language arts Social aspects Literacy Social aspects Sociolinguistics 302.2244 GRA 9781412849661 260708 20260708150741.0