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Catching senseBook 1996 • Guthrie, Patricia
Sea Islanders • North America > Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
This is a very readable account of Gullah community life. Guthrie discusses how social identity is derived from the actual experience of growing up, specifically ages 2 thru 12, a process locals call 'catching sense.' Guthrie goes on to show how this...