Social Linguistics and Literacies: Ideology in Discourses

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Summary: Social Linguistics and Literacies: Thoughtful & Provocative
Review: It is difficult to get a hold of James Paul Gee's works-- they seem to always be out of stock. Although looking for The Social Mind, I ended up ordering Social Linguistics and Literacies, and would recommend it to anyone, but especially for the educator interested in scientific bases for critical pedagogy. Gee writes in a very approachable manner, and has much to say. He delves into his favorite subject, Discourses, from a linguistics perspective, but his audience is geared to the layman as well as to the scientist, the mark of a writer hoping to reach a wide audience. I certainly would be pleased if more people read what Gee had to say. We'd all know a lot more about why certain groups in our society are geared toward school success, and be able to discuss educational issues from a more informed and less superstitious perspective.