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Deaf and Hearing Siblings in Conversation is the first text to
consider both deaf and hearing perspectives on the
multi-dimensional dynamics of their adult sibling relationships.
Deaf and hearing authors, Berkowitz and Jonas, conducted individual
open-ended interviews with twenty-two adult sibling dyads or
triads, using ASL and spoken English, to access subject's intimate
thoughts and experiences. The book documents how the 150 year
history of educational decisions and society's attitudes became
imbedded in sibling bonds, transforming their lives and identifies
and how the siblings' lives were impacted by choices their parents
made about how to communicate with the deaf family member. Authors
weaved interview selections, personal narratives and fictionalised
stories throughout the text revealing attitudes toward American
Sign Language, the various roles deaf and hearing siblings take on
as monitors, communication facilitators, sibling-signers and
sibling-interpreters which illustrate how lifelong bonds are
impacted by these roles. A major feature is its analysis of how
isolation impacts deaf and hearing sibling relationships. The text
presents numerous examples of how these siblings formulated
creative tools, devised unique strategies and engaged in deep
conversations to alleviate isolation and to relieve the tensions
within their families and the hearing world in which they co-exist.
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