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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Historical Perspectives of Deaf People and Psychology: 1950 to the Present | |
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| Chapter Objectives | |
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| Psychology and Deaf People | |
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| The Last Half Century | |
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| Court Decisions and Legislation in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s | |
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| Psychologists and Educational Policy | |
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| Professional Training | |
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| Professional Associations | |
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| Psychiatry and Mental Health | |
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| Deaf Culture | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| The Deaf Community: A Diverse Entity | |
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| Chapter Objectives | |
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| Deaf People | |
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| Demographics | |
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| Labels of Different Perspectives | |
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| Two Models | |
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| The Medical/Disability Model | |
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| The Sociolinguistic/Cultural Model | |
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| Belief Systems | |
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| Deaf Culture: The Anthropology View | |
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| Values and Customs | |
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| Membership | |
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| Deaf of Deaf Parents | |
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| Deaf of Hearing Parents | |
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| Hearing Members in Deaf Families | |
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| Hard-of-Hearing Children of Deaf or Hearing Parents | |
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| Deaf Adoptive and Foster Children | |
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| Late-Deafened Persons | |
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| Deaf-Blind Persons | |
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| Ethnic Differences | |
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| Transmission of Deaf Culture | |
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| Deaf Studies Programs | |
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| Deaf Communities | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| Where Does It All Begin? | |
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| Chapter Objectives | |
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| Etiology: The Causes of Hearing Loss | |
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| The Significance of Etiology | |
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| Major Nongenetic Causes of Deafness | |
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| Genetic Causes of Deafness | |
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| Genetic Transmission of Deafness | |
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| Major Genetic Syndromes Involving Deafness | |
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| Genetic Counseling | |
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| The Diagnosis of Deafness | |
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| Hearing Screening | |
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| The Diagnostic Phase | |
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| Deaf Parents | |
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| The Aftermath of Diagnosis and Psychological Considerations | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| The Basics of Audiology | |
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| Language, Cognition, and the Mind | |
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| Chapter Objectives | |
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| Early Gestural Roots | |
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| Asl and English Structure: A Comparison | |
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| Language Paths | |
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| The Critical Period | |
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| The Brain and the Environment | |
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| Bilingualism, Intelligence, and Thinking | |
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| Learning how to Think, Remember, and Learn | |
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| Transfer of Cognitive Abilities to Academic Learning | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| From Communication to Language to Literacy | |
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| Chapter Objectives | |
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| First Conversations | |
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| The Reading Process | |
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| Recognizing Words | |
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| Reading, Writing, and Spelling Development | |
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| Reading Comprehension | |
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| Language-Teaching Approaches and Bridges to Literacy | |
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| Literacy and Content Subjects | |
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| Miscue (Error) Analysis and Eye Movements | |
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| Sociocultural Processes | |
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| Bilingualism and Reading English as a Second Language | |
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| Technology in the Classroom | |
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| Unique Populations with Literacy Needs Using Sign Language | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| Educational Aspects | |
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| Chapter Objectives | |
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| Placement Issues | |
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| Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (Idea) | |
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| School Placements | |
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| Early Intervention Programs | |
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| Residential Schools | |
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| Day Schools | |
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| Charter Schools | |
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| Public School Placement Alternatives | |
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| Placement Changes and Consequences | |
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| Use of Testing in Education | |
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| Multicultural Issues | |
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| Teacher Training Issues | |
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| Training Deaf Teachers | |
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| Training Minority Teachers | |
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| International Deaf Education | |
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| Bill of Rights for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| Language Learning and Language Teaching Approaches: A Sociocultural View | |
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| Chapter Objectives | |
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| Communication Competence | |
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| Monolingual Approaches | |
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| Issues with Monolingual Approaches | |
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| Language-Mixing | |
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| Issues with Language-Mixing Approaches | |
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| Bilingual Approaches | |
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| Issues with Bilingual Approaches | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| Psychological Issues in Childhood | |
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| Chapter Objectives | |
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| The Parent/Child Relationship | |
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| Attachment | |
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| Early Intervention Programs | |
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| Child Development and Deafness | |
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| Foundations for Language Development | |
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| The Role of Play in Early Cognitive Development | |
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| Psychosocial Development | |
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| The Role of Deaf Professionals in Psychosocial Development | |
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| Childhood Psychopathology | |
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| Child Abuse and Its Consequences | |
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| Treatment Programs | |
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| Psychological Evaluation of Deaf Children | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| Being a Deaf Adult: Viewpoints from Psychology | |
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| Chapter Objectives | |
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| Positive Psychology and Positive Health | |
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| The Deaf Adult: Psychological Perspectives | |
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| Psychological Assessment of Deaf Adults | |
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| Psychopathology | |
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| Prevalence | |
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| Service Delivery | |
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| Diversity | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Selected Books About Deaf People | |
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| Being a Deaf Adult: Viewpoints from Sociology | |
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| Chapter Objectives | |
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| Sociological Perspectives of the Deaf Community | |
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| Deaf President Now: Implications for the Deaf Community | |
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| Deaf Organizations | |
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| Specialized Organizations | |
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| Ethnic Deaf Groups | |
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| Religious Groups | |
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| Deaf Clubs | |
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| Sports | |
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| Health Care Issues | |
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| The World of Work | |
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| Legal Issues | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| Organizations' WWW Addresses | |
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| Deaf-Hearing Relationships in Context | |
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| Chapter Objectives | |
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| "Interesting" Attitudes | |
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| The Influence of Perceptions | |
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| Meanings of Disability and Deafness | |
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| The Other Side | |
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| Professional Attitudes | |
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| Oppression | |
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| Healthy Ways of Relating | |
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| Interpreter Issues | |
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| Attitudes Within the Deaf Community | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| To the Future | |
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| Advances in Mental Health Services | |
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| American Sign Language | |
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| Changes in the Deaf Community | |
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| Advances in Molecular Genetics and Cochlear Implantation | |
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| Education Issues | |
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| Technology | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Websites | |
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| References | |
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| Name Index | |
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| Subject Index | |