This volume constitutes a unique contribution to the literature on literacy and culture in several respects. It links together aspects of social variation that

Writing is not just about conveying 'content' but also about the representation of self. (One of the reasons people find writing difficult is that they do not f

Throughout Western society there are now strong pressures for social and racial integration but, in spite of these, recent experience has shown that greater int

This volume constitutes a unique contribution to the literature on literacy and culture in several respects. It links together aspects of social variation that

The premise that writing is a socially-situated act of interaction between readers and writers is well established. This volume first, corroborates this premise