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Women and the Uses of Reading in Everyday Life

Elizabeth Long (Rice University)

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University of Chicago Press
01 August 2003

Literacy; Gender studies: women; Social groups: clubs & societies

Book clubs are everywhere these days. And women talk about the clubs they belong to with surprising emotion. But why are the clubs so important to them? And what do the women discuss when they meet? To answer questions like these, Elizabeth Long spent years observing and participating in women's book clubs and interviewing members from different discussion groups. Far from being an isolated activity, she finds reading for club members to be an active and social pursuit, a crucial way for women to reflect creatively on the meaning of their lives and their place in the social order.

By: Elizabeth Long (Rice University)
Imprint: University of Chicago Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 23mm, Width: 15mm, Spine: 2mm
Weight: 425g
ISBN: 9780226492629
ISBN 10: 0226492621
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 01 August 2003
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Elizabeth Long is an associate professor of sociology at Rice University. She is the author of The American Dream and the Popular Novel and the editor of From Sociology to Cultural Studies.