Boundaries of Literacy

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This paper discusses the book "Boundaries Cracked: Gendering Literacy, Empowering Women, Building Community", written by Jennifer Subban and Alma Young. It discusses the issues related to in the literature of the fact that boundaries are formed for poor women in urban societies because of their inability to read and write, creating a manner of existence that restrains them from being able to achieve their goals.

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"Boundaries of Literacy Jennifer Subban and Alma Young write "Boundaries Cracked: Gendering Literacy, Empowering Women, Building Community". Within the literature the authors discuss the fact that boundaries are formed for poor women in urban societies because of their inability to read and write, creating a manner of existence that restrains them from being able to achieve their goals (Subban & Young 49). The inability to communicate through reading and writing, or to comprehend basic information that is dispersed throughout the social order confines them to their world of poverty because they are incapable of seeking help that requires filling out forms, applying for aid, or filling out job applications. Women must struggle to seek help that will provide them with literacy training in order to alter their lives and the existence of their children."

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