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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782624303321

Autore

Roots James <1955->

Titolo

The politics of visual language [[electronic resource] ] : deafness, language choice, and political socialization / / by James Roots

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ottawa, : Carleton University Press, 1999

ISBN

1-282-86424-6

9786612864247

0-7735-7413-1

Descrizione fisica

106 p

Disciplina

361.4/2

Soggetti

Deaf - Means of communication

Deafness - Social aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Political Socialization and Marginalization -- Historical Overview of the Deaf -- Socializing Agencies -- A Comparative Group Study -- Reflections and Recommendations -- Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

The Politics of Visual Language is a fascinating and unique perspective on the whole process of political socialization; unique because previous studies in this field have assumed that all participants in the process can hear. This work studies those who cannot hear and, while it attempts an impartial assessment of all educational methodologies, will undoubtedly raise new questions within the Deaf community and beyond. Sociologists, educators, medical professionals, linguists, psychologists and political scientists will have to reconsider the emotional and political effects of current assumptions about the socialization process.