Abstract

RAMIREZ LEYVA, Elsa M.. Poor or scarce reading. A two-way trajectory. Investig. bibl [online]. 2008, vol.22, n.44, pp.33-64. ISSN 2448-8321.

New elements to analyse the possible causes of "scarce or poor reading", considered as one of the reading problems in Mexican society, are proposed. The paper explores the statistical categories ("sporadic", "little" and "none") identified by the National Reading Survey of 2005 realized by CONACULTA, arguing that the complexity of reading itself, needs explanations different from those based on determinant or reductionist arguments to explain socio-economic and educational relations. The criteria used are supported by qualitative studies of a sociological nature which explore the diachronic and synchronic processes in the reading of books.

Keywords : Reader studies; Scarce reading; Illiteracy; Reading practices.

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