Introduction to American deaf culture
By: Thomas K. Holcomb
Series: Professional perspectives on deafness: evidence and applications
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 386
ISBN-13: 9780199777549
Subjects: Deaf culture
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Acknowledgments; title: Introduction; title: Culture defined; title: Who are the deaf people?; title: Deafhood : a personal journey toward self-actualization; title: Early definitions of deaf culture; title: Deaf culture redefined; title: ASL : language of the american deaf community; title: Deaf lit; title: Deaf art; title: Rules of social interaction; title: The vibrant deaf community; title: The collision between culture and disability; title: Diversity within the deaf community; title: The universality of the deaf experience; title: The future of the deaf community; title: Artist biographies; title: Index.