Deaf gain - H-Dirksen L. Bauman
raising the stakes for human diversity
KORTE INHOUD
" Deaf people are usually regarded by the hearing world as having a lack, as missing a sense. Yet a definition of deaf people based on hearing loss obscures a wealth of ways in which societies have benefited from the significant contributions of deaf people. In this bold intervention into ongoing debates about disability and what it means to be human, experts from a variety of disciplines--neuroscience, linguistics, bioethics, history, cultural studies, education, public policy, art, and architecture--advance the concept of Deaf Gain and challenge assumptions about what is normal.Through their in-depth articulation of Deaf Gain, the editors and authors of this pathbreaking volume approach deafness as a distinct way of being in the world, one which opens up perceptions, perspectives, and insights that are less common to the majority of hearing persons. For example, deaf individuals tend to have unique capabilities in spatial and facial recognition, peripheral processing, and the detection of images. And users ...
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2014Uitgever: University of Minnesota Press521 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0816691223ISBN-13: 9780816691227Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Engelstalige studie over doofheid als varieteit; Paperback. met wat onvolkomenheden, in goede staat. ; 2014; First edition; University of Minnesota Press; 521 pagina's; Titel: Deaf Gain - Raising the Stakes for Human Diversity; Ref: 217218 / U50V115
