Signs of hope [[electronic resource] ] : deafhearing family life / / by Donna West
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| Autore: |
West Donna
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| Titolo: |
Signs of hope [[electronic resource] ] : deafhearing family life / / by Donna West
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| Pubblicazione: | Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (282 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 362.42 |
| Soggetto topico: | Deaf - Social aspects |
| Deaf - Family relationships | |
| Deafness | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [218]-241) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PROLOGUE; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; INTERTEXT I; CHAPTER TWO; INTERTEXT II; CHAPTER THREE; INTERTEXT III; CHAPTER FOUR; INTERTEXT IV; CHAPTER FIVE; INTERTEXT V; CHAPTER SIX; EPILOGUE; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Signs of Hope tells the story of a narrative inquiry with three deafhearing families. For many of us, deafness represents loss and silence. For others, being deaf is a genetic quirk; an opportunity for learning, spiritual adventure and reward. For yet others, it is the most natural thing in the world; a connection to a genealogical layer of signing ancestors and the continuation of a culture. Amid the noise of mainstream, medical and educational discourses of deafness, here are family voices ... |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Signs of hope |
| ISBN: | 1-280-48628-7 |
| 9786613581266 | |
| 1-4438-3706-7 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910788531703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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