Private Practices - Girls Reading Fiction And Constructing Identity (Paperback)

The study of literacy no longer focuses solely on psychological processes. In the past, literacy has been reconceptualized as a social practice, or rather as social practices which make up daily life. "Private Practices" examines the broad fictional reading of middle class pre-teen girls in ethnographic detail, and describes the place of literacy, both at home and at school, in the construction of gender The book provides evidence to support its central assumption: gender is a cultural and social construction, not a biological given. Gender is something people create whilst interacting with each other in all activities of their daily lives, including their literacy activities. The text also provides critical analysis and commentary concerning the role that reading fiction plays in cultural reproduction. In the hope that deeper knowledge of literacy as social practice will support social transformation and eventually social justice, the book suggests reasons for the fact that girls read more fiction and different fiction than boys. "Private Practices" concludes with a discussion of alternative pedagogies that imply more egalitarian values, highlighting the importance of using a cul

General

Imprint:	Taylor & Francis
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 1994
First published:	1994
Authors:	Meredith Cherland University of Regina Saskatchewan Canada
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	242
ISBN-13:	978-0-7484-0226-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General
LSN:	0-7484-0226-8
Barcode:	9780748402267

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