Literacy Practices among Different Ethnic Groups: The Role of Socioeconomic and Cultural Factors

Autor/inn/en	Holt, Janet K.; Smith, M. Cecil
Titel	Literacy Practices among Different Ethnic Groups: The Role of Socioeconomic and Cultural Factors
Quelle	In: Reading Research and Instruction, 44 (2005) 3, S.1-21 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0886-0246
Schlagwörter	Adult Literacy; Socioeconomic Influences; Cultural Influences; Racial Differences; African Americans; Whites; Reading Skills; Income + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Rassenunterschied; Afroamerikaner; White; Weißer; Reading skill; Lesefertigkeit; Einkommen
Abstract	This study investigated socioeconomic and cultural factors that interplay with racial differences in adult literacy. African-American adults were shown to have statistically significantly higher book and periodical reading practices than European-Americans when income was controlled, demonstrating the important relationship between socioeconomic factors and African-Americans' literacy. African-Americans and other racial minorities obtained more information from television, magazines, and books than European-Americans, but these activities were not sufficient to overcome the gap in literacy skills between minority and majority groups. Results are discussed from Ogbu's (1990) cultural identity perspective. (Contains 3 tables.) (Author).
Anmerkungen	College Reading Association. Brigham Young University, Department of Teacher Education, 215 McKay Building, P.O. Box 25099, Provo, UT 84602. Web site: http://www.collegereadingassociation.org/index.html.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10