Lens on Deaf Identities

Name: Lens on Deaf Identities
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ISBN: 9780195320664

ISBN-10: 0195320662

ISBN-13: 9780195320664

Edition: 2009

Authors: Irene W. Leigh

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The last couple of decades have witnessed an explosion of self-and-identity-related literature, spurred in large part by the rapid growth of cultural, racial, and ethnic diversity in the population of the United States, the desire to better understand the interface between identity and social groups, and the question of whether confronting differences brings about changes in self-representation. Much of this literature has, however, often overlooked the fact that diversityencompasses other domains, including disabilities such as deafness. A Lens on Deaf Identities fills this gap by exploring identity formation in deaf persons. How a deaf person develops in societies or groups with…

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List price: $59.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/14/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Size: 6.30" wide x 9.45" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English




Identity and the Power of Labels



Deaf Identities: Perspectives from Theory and Research



Beyond Category: The Complexities of Deaf-Hearing Identity



Family and School: Creating Identities



The Influence of the Past



Stigma, Oppression, Resilience, and Deaf Identities



Not Just Deaf or Hard of Hearing



The Influence of Technology



Perspectives


Appendix: Audiology 101 and Demographics


References


Index