Whistlin' and Crowin' Women of Appalachia : Literacy Practices Since College

Even some enlightened academicians automatically-and incorrectly-connect illiteracy to Appalachia, contends Katherine Kelleher Sohn. After overhearing two education professionals refer to the southern accent of a waiter and then launch into a few redneck jokes, Sohn wondered why rural, working-class...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sohn, Katherine Kelleher
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2006.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Frau
Ländlicher Raum
Hochschulbildung
Literacy.
PSYCHOLOGY > Social Psychology.
Femmes en milieu rural > Kentucky > Vie intellectuelle.
Rural women > Kentucky > Intellectual life.
Women college graduates > Kentucky > Language > Case studies.
Literacy > Kentucky > Case studies.
Kentucky
Kentucky.
Case studies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Even some enlightened academicians automatically-and incorrectly-connect illiteracy to Appalachia, contends Katherine Kelleher Sohn. After overhearing two education professionals refer to the southern accent of a waiter and then launch into a few redneck jokes, Sohn wondered why rural, working-class white people are not considered part of the multicultural community. Whistlin' and Crowin' Women of Appalachia: Literacy Practices since College examines the power of women to rise above cultural constraints, complete their college degrees, assume positions of responsibility, and ultimately come t.
Physical Description:1 online resource (224 pages).
ISBN:9780809390946

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