Peer group and friend influences on the social acceptability of adolescent book reading

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Peer group and friend influences on the social acceptability of adolescent book reading

Increasing recreational reading is a priority in a climate of growing adolescent aliteracy. Raising the social appeal of books has been identified as one potential avenue for arresting this trend. An understanding of the current social acceptability of book reading amongst contemporary adolescents i...

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Main Author:	Merga, Margaret
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	2014
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/66803

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