| Series |
Professional perspectives on deafness
|
| Subject |
Deaf culture -- United States
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| Description |
xiii, 370 p. : ill. ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-352) and index |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Culture defined -- Who are the deaf people? -- Deafhood : a personal journey toward self-actualization -- Early definitions of deaf culture -- Deaf culture redefined -- American Sign Language--language of the American Deaf Community -- Deaf lit -- Deaf art -- Rules of social interaction -- The vibrant deaf community -- The collision between culture and disability -- Diversity within the deaf community -- The universality of the deaf experience -- The future of the deaf community |
| Note |
ISLR-Interpreting/Sign Language Resources |
| ISBN |
9780199777549 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
|
0199777543 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| OCLC # |
791681167 |
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