Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ422742
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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Relations of Document Literacy and Prose Literacy to Occupational and Societal Characteristics of Young Black and White Adults.
Guthrie, John T.; And Others
Reading Research Quarterly, v26 n1 p30-48 1991
Proposes a model for how document literacy and prose literacy are related to young adults' occupational status and their societal participation. Finds that the relatively low occupational status of Blacks appears to be attributable to their relatively low literacy achievement and literacy activity. (MG)
Descriptors: Blacks, Comparative Analysis, Literacy, Models, Prose, Reading Achievement, Reading Research, Whites, Young Adults
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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