The people of the eye
Lane, Harlan L.
The people of the eye deaf ethnicity and ancestry / [electronic resource] : Harlan Lane, Richard Pillard, Ulf Hedberg. - New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011. - 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What are ethnic groups? Are Deaf people who sign American Sign Language (ASL) an ethnic group? This book brings Deaf studies, history, cultural anthropology, genetics, sociology, and disability studies to bear as it compares the values, customs and social organization of the Deaf world to those in ethnic groups.
9780199863372 (ebook) : No price
Deaf--History.--United States
Deafness--Social aspects--United States.
Heredity.
Ethnic groups.
HV2530
305.90820973
The people of the eye deaf ethnicity and ancestry / [electronic resource] : Harlan Lane, Richard Pillard, Ulf Hedberg. - New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011. - 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What are ethnic groups? Are Deaf people who sign American Sign Language (ASL) an ethnic group? This book brings Deaf studies, history, cultural anthropology, genetics, sociology, and disability studies to bear as it compares the values, customs and social organization of the Deaf world to those in ethnic groups.
9780199863372 (ebook) : No price
Deaf--History.--United States
Deafness--Social aspects--United States.
Heredity.
Ethnic groups.
HV2530
305.90820973