1. How is the
ability to read and write distributed in a community?
Lower class is less literate, upper class/wealthy have
increased literacy. Education is
expensive. Older Mexicans have less
schooling than their children. Birth
order matters as well – younger kids get to go to school at the expense of the
elders.
2.
What is the relationship between the abilities to read and
write?
Sometimes you can learn to write before learning to read –
learning the symbols…but not the meaning (??)
Limited, contextual knowledge. We
assume that reading comes before writing – that’s how it is in our school
systems.
3.
How do these abilities vary with factors such as age, sex,
socioeconomic class, and the like?
SEE ANSWER ONE
Girls
tended to help out at home, boys go make money.
EX nine year old with dead mother and father in US went to work
4.
With what kinds of activities are reading and writing
associated, and in what types of settings do these activities take place?
Church, writing letters to family members who aren’t in US. That’s the biggest motivator for learning
writing/reading. Maybe a bit for work?
5.
What kinds of information are considered appropriate for
transmission through written channels, and how, if at all, does this
information differ from that which is passed through alternative channels such
as speech?
Literacy is learned through speaking (somehow). Learning is a speech thing. The letters are described. Our brains hurt. Written things are personal communiques – not
particularly complicated. Maybe that’s
how they can learn to do it?
6.
Who sends written messages to whom, when, and for what
reasons?
Letters. SEE OTHER
ANSWERS
7.
Is the ability to read and write a prerequisite for
achieving certain social statuses, and, if so, how are these statuses elevated
by other members of the community?
People who can write are used to write letters for
others. Social
responsibility/status. They are sought
out for their services.
8.
How do individuals acquire written codes and the ability to
decode them--from whom, at what age, and under what circumstances, and for what
reasons?
At all ages. If you don’t
have formal schooling, you’re going to need lots of motivation in order to
learn to read and write. It’s harder to
accomplish as you get older. EX
Cigarette box man.
9.
What are the accepted methods of instruction and of
learning both in and out of school?
In school – reading is first, then writing. Outside of school others can teach you. You’re going to have to get creative if you
can’t find resources.
10. What kind of
cognitive functions are involved?
Symbolic thinking (understanding what a symbol is EX “A”). Problem solving.
11. In summary, what
positions do reading and writing hold in the entire communicative economy and
what is the range of their social and cultural meanings?
Those
who are literate get more attention from the community, their skills are in
demand. Those who can read & write
English are more integrated into the US society. Literacy bolsters the economy. EX Avocado town. Literacy expands your social “market” – you can
reach new audiences and communicate better.
Also, higher paying jobs require literacy which elevates socioeconomic
status. Literacy equals more opportunities in the US.
live the whole year in Mex
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