Valuing Deaf Worlds in Urban India /

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"Although it is commonly believed that deafness and disability limits a person in a variety of ways, Valuing Deaf Worlds in Urban India describes the two as a source of value in postcolonial India. Michele Friedner argues that the experiences of deaf people offer an important portrayal of conte...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Friedner, Michele Ilana, 1978-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2015]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Sociology of disability.
People with disabilities.
Deaf culture.
Deaf.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > People with Disabilities.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
Handicap > Inde > Aspect sociologique.
Personnes handicapees > Inde.
Culture sourde > Inde.
Personnes sourdes > Inde.
Sociology of disability > India.
People with disabilities > India.
Deaf culture > India.
Deaf > India.
India.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Naming and Translation Practices
  • Introduction Deaf Turns, Deaf Orientations, and Deaf Development
  • 1 Orienting from (Bad) Family to (Good) Friends
  • 2 Converting to the Church of Deaf Sociality
  • 3 Circulation as Vocation
  • 4 Deaf Bodies, Corporate Bodies
  • 5 Enrolling Deafness in Multilevel Marketing Businesses
  • Conclusion India's Deaf Futures/Reorienting the World
  • Appendix: Key Concepts from Indian Sign Language
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index
  • About the Author.

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