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A lens on deaf identities

Leigh, Irene.

A lens on deaf identities [electronic resource] / Irene W. Leigh. - New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010. - 1 online resource (xiii, 223 p.). - Perspectives on deafness . - Perspectives on deafness. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This title explores identity formation in deaf persons. It looks at the major influences on deaf identity, including the relatively recent formal recognition of a deaf culture, the different internalized models of disability and deafness, and the appearance of deaf identity theories in the psychological literature.

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Deafness.
Identity (Psychology)
Deafness--Psychological aspects.
Self-perception.
Group identity.

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