A lens on deaf identities
By: Irene W. Leigh.
Series: Perspectives on deafness
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9780195320664
Subjects: Deafness; Identity (Psychology); Deafness -- psychology; Self Concept; Social Identification
Description: Leigh provides a comprehensive, careful, and cogent treatment of a timely topic--that of deaf identity in a time of significant technological, medical, educational, and cultural shift for deaf people in the U.S. and around the globe. Her work on this subject is both wide and deep, using sources from an impressive range of material--psychology, sociology, philosophy, social work, anthropology, sociolinguistics, identity studies in other areas and even first-person accounts. Her judicious critical balance in addressing deaf identity, a subject of considerable current contention and anxiety, will make this book a foundational source in deaf studies for years to come. -Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Identity and the power of labels; title: Deaf identities : perspectives from theory and research; title: Beyond category : the complexities of deaf-hearing identity; title: Family and school : creating identities; title: The influence of the past; title: Stigma, oppression, resilience, and deaf identities; title: Not just deaf or hard of hearing; title: The impact of technology in communication and genetics; title: Perspectives.