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A is for Ox: The Collapse of Literacy and the Rise of Violence in an Electronic Age

A is for Ox: The Collapse of Literacy and the Rise of Violence in an Electronic Age - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Barry SandersPublish date:1995-09-26Pages:288
Language:EnglishPublisher:VintageISBN-13:9780679742852ISBN-10:679742859UPC:9780679742852Book Category:Education, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Educational Psychology, Violence in SocietySize:7.90 x 5.20 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SCTSCPA44N
The twin crises of illiteracy and youth violence haunt our age; the failure of increasing numbers of young people to attain even minimal levels of literacy signals a catastrophe at the deepest levels of our culture.

A is for Ox is an important and impassioned work that both proves this conclusion and suggests what can be done to change it. Sanders argues that because of the omnipresence of electronically generated images and sounds in contemporary culture, children grow up lacking the oral experience of language crucial to attaining true literacy; without the technologies of reading and writing, the development of self is stunted. By tracing the long history of literacy in the West, Sanders demonstrates how the culture of electronic media is changing both cognitive development and social interaction. Taking the issue of literacy out of the narrow context of schooling and education, Sanders compels us to consider it in relation to the fundamental issues of both personal identity and a person's unforced consent to the social contract.
Language:EnglishPublisher:VintageISBN-13:9780679742852ISBN-10:679742859UPC:9780679742852Book Category:Education, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Educational Psychology, Violence in SocietySize:7.90 x 5.20 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SCTSCPA44N
Publisher: Vintage

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Barry Sanders

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