At home among strangers /

At Home Among Strangers presents an engrossing portrait of the Deaf community as a complex, nationwide social network that offers unique kinship to deaf people across the country. Schein depicts in striking detail the history and culture of the Deaf community, its structural underpinnings, the intri...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schein, Jerome Daniel
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Gallaudet University Press, 1989.
Temas:
Deafness > Social aspects > United States.
Deaf > United States > Social conditions.
Deafness
Surdité > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Personnes sourdes > États-Unis > Conditions sociales.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General
Deaf > Social conditions.
Deafness > Social aspects.
Gehörloser Mensch
Soziale Situation
United States
United States.
USA
USA.
Includes index.
"Multi-User"
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:At Home Among Strangers presents an engrossing portrait of the Deaf community as a complex, nationwide social network that offers unique kinship to deaf people across the country. Schein depicts in striking detail the history and culture of the Deaf community, its structural underpinnings, the intricacies of family life, issues of education and rehabilitation, economic factors, and interaction with the medical and legal professions. This book is a fascinating, provocative exploration of the Deaf community in the United States for scholars and lay people alike.
Notas:OldControl:muse9781563681646.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 254 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-250) and index.
ISBN:1563681641
9780930323516
0930323513
9781563681646

Ejemplares similares