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Direct linkMaddox, Bryan; Esposito, Lucio – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2013
Literacy is considered to be a public good--one that benefits not only literate people, but also others in society through mechanisms of sharing and mediation. But to what extent do the benefits of literacy extend to socially distant groups? This paper applies the sociological concept of social distance to examine how social stratification impacts…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Literacy, Social Differences, Case Studies
