Growing Old in Silence.

""This sensitive and well-written anthropological study of the aged deaf describes a vital subculture of disabled persons . . Thought provoking implications are drawn from the deaf aged for the more general experience of being old in America.""--Science Books and Films "&quo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Becker, Gaylene
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, Nov. 1983.
Temas:
Older deaf people.
Aging.
Older people.
Personnes âgées sourdes.
Vieillissement.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gerontology
Aging
Older deaf people
Older people
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • I. Entering the Community
  • II. A Profile of the Aged Deaf
  • III. The Emergence of Community
  • IV. Deafness: Crucible of Identity
  • V. Family Life
  • VI. The Basis of Social Organization
  • VII. Social Relationships
  • VIII. Social Processes
  • IX. Facing Death
  • X. Adaptation to Old Age
  • XI. Aging in American Life: Implications of Studying the Aged Deaf
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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