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