《識字的用途》採用民族志的研究方法，集中解讀了工人階級文化的價值與意義，刻畫與勾勒了20世紀前半葉英國的社會與文化，尤其是工人階級文化的巨大變遷，試圖證明二戰前的英國工人階級社區是具有傳統的有機社會的色彩的，其中有一種典型的工人階級的“十分豐富多彩的生活”（the full rich life）。大眾娛樂的形式以及鄰里和家庭關係的社會實踐之間的聯繫構成了一種複雜的整體，其中的公共價值和私人實踐是緊密地交織在一起的。1957年，霍加特的《識字的用途》出版。該書被公認為是英國文化研究的奠基性文本。此後，霍加特便成為英國最著名的公共知識分子和文化批評家之一。他的作品挑戰了根深蒂固的學科與社會界線，提出了包括文學、大眾文化和公共政策在內的一系列主題。霍加特的著作和文章體現了他對於規範性問題和公共話語始終如一的廣泛參與，並給予當代關於文化、讀寫能力、公民教育和社會民主等論爭以滋養。
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