READING AND THE READING CLASS IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY

@article{citeulike:1077286, abstract = {Sociological research on reading, which formerly focused on literacy, now conceptualizes reading as a social practice. This review examines the current state of knowledge on (a) who reads, i.e., the demographic characteristics of readers; (b) how they read, i.e., reading as a form of social practice; (c) how reading relates to electronic media, especially television and the Internet; and (d) the future of reading. We conclude that a reading class is emerging, restricted in size but disproportionate in influence, and that the Internet is facilitating this development.}, author = {Griswold, Wendy and Mcdonnell, Terry and Wright, Nathan }, citeulike-article-id = {1077286}, journal = {Annual Review of Sociology}, keywords = {culture, internet, reading}, number = {1}, pages = {127--141}, posted-at = {2007-01-30 21:01:45}, priority = {2}, title = {READING AND THE READING CLASS IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY}, volume = {31}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1077286 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1077286 TI - READING AND THE READING CLASS IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY JF - Annual Review of Sociology VL - 31 IS - 1 SP - 127 EP - 141 N2 - Sociological research on reading, which formerly focused on literacy, now conceptualizes reading as a social practice. This review examines the current state of knowledge on (a) who reads, i.e., the demographic characteristics of readers; (b) how they read, i.e., reading as a form of social practice; (c) how reading relates to electronic media, especially television and the Internet; and (d) the future of reading. We conclude that a reading class is emerging, restricted in size but disproportionate in influence, and that the Internet is facilitating this development. KW - culture KW - internet KW - reading AU - Griswold, Wendy AU - Mcdonnell, Terry AU - Wright, Nathan PY - 2005/// ER -