The Culture of Poverty: A CritiqueEleanor Burke Leacock Papers from a symposium of the American Anthropological Association examining life styles, education, language and other characteristics of the underpriviliged. |
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PREFACE | 7 |
PART | 9 |
Language Life Style and Education among the Poor | 39 |
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