The Social Circumstances of Illiteracy: Interpretation and Exchange in a Class-Based Society.

Bickel, Robert; Milton, Sande

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ERIC Number: EJ294282

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Publication Date: 1983

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The Social Circumstances of Illiteracy: Interpretation and Exchange in a Class-Based Society.

Bickel, Robert; Milton, Sande

Urban Review, v15 n4 p203-15 1983

Discusses illiteracy in social structural terms, that is, as a predictable consequence of the routine workings of basic institutions in a class-based society. Shows how, in this context, illiteracy can be seen as a "rational" achievement. (CMG)

Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Illiteracy, Power Structure, Social Class, Social Differences, Social Stratification, Social Structure, Student Teacher Relationship

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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