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Cultural and language diversity and the deaf experience / editor, Ila Parasnis. - Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 1996. - xiv, 306 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.


Frontmatter pp i-vi
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Contents pp vii-x
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Preface pp xi-xiv
By Ila Parasnis
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PART I - BILINGUALISM-BICULTURALISM AND THE DEAF EXPERIENCE: AN OVERVIEW pp 1-2
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1 - On Interpreting the Deaf Experience within the Context of Cultural and Language Diversity pp 3-19
By Ila Parasnis
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2 - Living with Two Languages and Two Cultures pp 20-37
By François Grosjean
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3 - Perspectives from the History and the Politics of Bilingualism and Bilingual Education in the United States pp 38-50
By Kenji Hakuta, Elizabeth Feldman Mostafapour
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4 - Cognitive and Language Development of Bilingual Children pp 51-76
By Josiane F. Hamers
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PART II - PSYCHOSOCIAL, COGNITIVE, AND LANGUAGE EXPERIENCES OF DEAF PEOPLE pp 77-78
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5 - From the Cultural to the Bicultural: The Modern Deaf Community pp 79-98
By Carol A. Padden
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6 - Early Bilingual Lives of Deaf Children pp 99-116
By Carol A. Padden
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7 - Communication Experiences of Deaf People: An Ethnographic Account pp 117-135
By Susan B. Foster
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8 - Marginality, Biculturalism, and Social Identity of Deaf People pp 136-145
By R. Greg Emerton
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9 - Attitudes of the Deaf Community Toward Political Activism pp 146-159
By Gerald C. Bateman
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10 - Cultural and Language Diversity in the Curriculum: Toward Reflective Practice pp 160-170
By Bonnie Meath-Lang
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11 - Minority Empowerment and the Education of Deaf People pp 171-180
By Joan B. Stone
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12 - Social Assimilation of Deaf High School Students: The Role of School Environment pp 181-198
By Thomas K. Holcomb
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PART III - THE DEAF EXPERIENCE: PERSONAL REFLECTIONS pp 199-200
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13 - Growing up Deaf in Deaf Families: Two Different Experiences pp 201-224
By Susan C. Searls, David R. Johnston
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14 - Another New Birth: Reflections of a Deaf Native Signer pp 225-231
By Patrick A. Graybill
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15 - Raising Deaf Children in Hearing Society: Struggles and Challenges for Deaf Native ASL Signers pp 232-245
By Gary E. Mowl
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16 - In Search of Self: Experiences of a Postlingually Deaf African-American pp 246-257
By Dianne K. Brooks
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17 - Living in a Bilingual-Bicultural Family pp 258-271
By Lynn Finton
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18 - On Being Both Hearing and Deaf: My Bilingual-Bicultural Experience pp 272-288
By Patricia Mudgett-DeCaro
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Name Index pp 289-294
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Subject Index pp 295-306

ISBN: 0521454778 (hardcover)

LCCN: 95042275

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Deaf--Social conditions.--United States
Linguistic minorities--United States.
Multiculturalism--United States.

LC Class. No.: HV2545 / .C85 1996

Dewey Class. No.: 305.908 2 PAR