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Download full textJones, Stephanie – Journal of Language and Literacy Education, 2008
Grounded in feminist notions of valuing lived experiences and constructing knowledge about the wider world from material realities, this article uses autobiographical narratives and poststructural and critical theories to argue for change in children's literature. The author presents two simultaneous streams of shifting, representations and…
Descriptors: Social Class, Childrens Literature, Figurative Language, Picture Books
Fine, Michelle; Weis, Lois – 1998
The deeply fractured nature of U.S. society is examined, focusing on poor and working class people in cities. Based on data from 154 poor and working class young adults aged 23 to 35, the study reveals the ways in which this urban generation has suffered from social change. The following chapters are included: (1) "Voices of Hope and Despair:…
Descriptors: Blacks, Ethnography, Life Events, Low Income Groups
