Reading for pleasure in Britain: trends, patterns, and associations

Thesis

This thesis investigates reading for pleasure in Britain from a variety of perspectives, in the context of popular concerns surrounding levels of readership, particularly among young people, and consists of four substantive chapters.

The first chapter reports how book sales and library circulation have changed, and what predicts readership in the Taking Part survey. I show that claims surrounding changes in reading in Britain may be overstated, although the number of issues from Bri...

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Authors: Taylor, M

• Publication date: 2013
• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: Oxford University, UK
• Language: English
• Keywords: sociology of culture; lsype; taking part; reading for pleasure; bcs70
• Subjects: Children and youth; Social status; Sociology