An ethnographic study of cultural influences on the responses of college freshmen to contemporary Appalachian short stories

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dc.contributor.authorBaker, John C. Jr.en
dc.contributor.committeechairSmall, Robert C. Jr.en
dc.contributor.committeememberKelly, Patricia Proudfooten
dc.contributor.committeememberSelf, Warren P.en
dc.contributor.committeememberEisenhart, Margaret A.en
dc.contributor.committeememberHunt, Thomas C.en
dc.contributor.committeememberSpeer, Jean H.en
dc.contributor.departmentCurriculum and Instructionen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:18:55Zen
dc.date.adate2005-09-16en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:18:55Zen
dc.date.issued1990-05-12en
dc.date.rdate2005-09-16en
dc.date.sdate2005-09-16en
dc.description.abstractPrevious research on the role that culture plays in reader response to literature generally has not been based on clear operational definitions of the term "culture." More often than not, researchers appear to be using the term synonymously with the reader's race, nationality, or social class, rather than including specific anthropological explanations. Moreover, there has been no research reported that isolates and then studies individual readers' cultural backgrounds as influences on their responses to American regional literature; and, while there have been some studies reported that use ethnographic methodology to examine how cultural context or setting affects response, there has been no reported ethnographic research that focuses on the influences of readers' cultural backgrounds and the cultures depicted in texts.en
dc.description.degreeEd. D.en
dc.format.extentxi, 291 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-09162005-115018en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09162005-115018/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/39361en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V856_1990.B354.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 22327420en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectcultural biasesen
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V856 1990.B354en
dc.subject.lcshLiterature -- Psychologyen
dc.subject.lcshReader-response criticismen
dc.titleAn ethnographic study of cultural influences on the responses of college freshmen to contemporary Appalachian short storiesen
dc.typeDissertationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineCurriculum and Instructionen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Educationen

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