Deaf Transitions Images and Origins of Deaf Families, Deaf Communities and Deaf Identities

Name: Deaf Transitions Images and Origins of Deaf Families, Deaf Communities and Deaf Identities
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ISBN: 9781853023262

ISBN-10: 1853023264

ISBN-13: 9781853023262

Edition: 1996

Authors: Mairian Corker

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This book explores deaf people's individual ways of being in the family and community context. A wealth of original writing from deaf people themselves is included in this book which paints a picture of deaf people which defies the stereotypes.

Book details

List price: $45.00
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication date: 4/1/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 223
Size: 6.18" wide x 9.24" long x 0.55" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Acknowledgements


List of Figures


List of Boxes


Preface: Mirrors, Kaleidoscopes and Holograms



Exploring the Context



Whirlpools and Ripples


The Emergence of Self and Identity


Self and Identity in Deaf People


The Development of Identity in the Social Context


Family and Significant Others


Community and Society


Belief and Value Systems, and the Experience of Oppression - Expanding Erikson's Framework


Exploring Notions of Deaf Identity


Identity Development - Creating the Ideal Environment



The Narratives



The Bubble and the Coal Hole



Windows and Toast on Beans



Boxes and the Bees' Hive



Swamps and Rivers



Underground Rivers



Coming Home



Narratives in Context



Images of Deaf Futures


Identity in Relation to Deafness


Belonging - Family of Choice or Family of Origin?


Removing Developmental Constraints - the Role of Humanistic Counselling


The Process of Counselling in Easing Transitions


Information and Awareness


Challenging Distorted Value Systems


Images of Deaf Futures


Bibliography


Index