The Social Condition of Deaf People - The Story of a Woman and a Hearing Society (Hardcover)

This book is about the social condition of Deaf people, told through a Deaf woman's autobiography and a series of essays investigating how hearing societies relate to Deaf people. Michel Foucault described the powerful one as the beholder who is not seen. This is why a Deaf woman's perspective is important: Minorities that we don't even suspect we have power over observe us in turn. Majorities exert power over minorities by influencing the environment and institutions that simplify or hinder lives: language, mindsets, representations, norms, the use of professional power. Based on data collected by Eurostat, this volume provides the first discussion of statistics on the condition of Deaf people in a series of European countries, concerning education, labor, gender. This creates a new opportunity to discuss inequalities on the basis of data. The case studies in this volume reconstruct untold moments of great advancement in Deaf history, successful didactics supporting bilingualism, the reasons why Deaf empowerment for and by Deaf people does and does not succeed. A work of empowerment is effective if it acts on a double level: the community to be empowered and society at large, resulting in a transformation of society as a whole. This book provides instruments to work towards such a transformation.

General

Imprint:	de Gruyter Mouton
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Sign Languages and Deaf Communities [SLDC]
Release date:	May 2022
First published:	2022
Editors:	Sara Trovato • Anna Folchi
Dimensions:	230 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	465
ISBN-13:	978-3-11-076283-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Sociolinguistics Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Sign languages, Braille & other linguistic communication Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Disability: social aspects Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching of specific groups > Teaching of those with special educational needs > Teaching of physically disabled persons
LSN:	3-11-076283-8
Barcode:	9783110762839

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