The Kanawha County Textbook Controversy
A Study of the Politics of Life Style Concern
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2554533 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ann L Page (University of Tennessee at Knoxville, corresponding author), Donald A Clelland (University of Tennessee at Knoxville) |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 265 |
| Publication date | 1978-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Forces (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-7732 • E-ISSN: 1534-7605 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2577638 |
| OpenAlex | W4245886419 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 30 |
Kanawha County, West Virginia is the scene of a continuing protest over the content of textbooks used in the public schools. This protest is analyzed within a reformulated theoretical framework of status politics derived from Weber and Gusfield. The background and development of this moral crusade are examined, as well as its organization, leadership, and the basic issues of the conflict. The conflict is viewed as a struggle between status groups for control of the means of the production of life styles. The protest is interpreted as the politics of life style concern. Protestors are expressing a direct concern about the erosion of their control over their way of life
Control (management) · Economics · Life style · Management · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Style (visual arts) · Critical Race Theory in Education · History · Law
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| Unique citing works | 30 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,65 |
| Citation span | 1980 - 2026 (47) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 29 |