The inconvenient truth of illiteracy inequality intersectionality of socio-demographic disadvantage

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dc.contributor.authorGandhi , Sunita
dc.contributor.authorMathias, Kaaren
dc.contributor.authorSeefeldt , Linda
dc.contributor.authorDelaney , Thomas
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-12T02:05:14Z
dc.date.available2024-08-12T02:05:14Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractThis study analyses adult illiteracy in Lucknow, focusing on inequalities between different geographical regions, castes, age groups and genders. The reading ability of 1.06 million people in the 15–60 age group was tested, and the literacy rate found to be 65%—substantially lower than the census figures of 77% for Lucknow and 68% for Uttar Pradesh. Each socio-demographic dimension measured was a key determinant of literacy—disadvantaged groups had literacy rates substantially below the mean. Socio-demographic determinants also compound each other, highly disadvantaging some subgroups, an aspect that policymakers must take into consideration when developing policies to increase literacy equity.
dc.identifier.citationGandhi S, Mathias K, Seefeldt L, Delaney T (2021). The inconvenient truth of illiteracy inequality intersectionality of socio-demographic disadvantage. Economic and Political Weekly. 56(34). 61-71.
dc.identifier.issn0012-9976
dc.identifier.issn2349-8846
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.epw.in/journal/2021/34/special-articles/inconvenient-truth-illiteracy-inequality.html
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10092/106710
dc.rightsAll rights reserved unless otherwise stated. Permission granted by publisher for this article to be available via the UC Repository.
dc.rights.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/17651
dc.subject.anzsrc39 - Education::3903 - Education systems::390301 - Continuing and community education
dc.subject.anzsrc39 - Education::3901 - Curriculum and pedagogy::390199 - Curriculum and pedagogy not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.anzsrc44 - Human society::4410 - Sociology::441012 - Sociology of inequalities
dc.titleThe inconvenient truth of illiteracy inequality intersectionality of socio-demographic disadvantage
dc.typeJournal Article
uc.collegeFaculty of Health
uc.departmentSchool of Health Sciences
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