This text also describes how rapid advances in technology, including the Internet as well as new visual and auditory technologies, have not only created opportunities for Deaf people to influence how technology can be used, but additionally has become a powerful force in influencing the behavior of Deaf individuals within diverse national and international societies. This has created opportunities for incorporating diversity and international perspectives into Deaf culture. Within each chapter are multiple vignettes, examples, pictures, and stories to enhance content interest for readers and facilitate instructor teaching. Theories are introduced and explained in a practical and reader-friendly manner to ensure understanding, and clear examples are provided to illustrate concepts.How does Deaf culture fit into education, psychology, cultural studies, technology and the arts? Deaf Culture: Exploring Deaf Communities in the United States addresses this through both theoretical and practical information. With the recognition of American Sign Language (ASL) as a bona fide language, the perception of Deaf people has evolved into the recognition of a vibrant Deaf culture centered around the use of signed languages and the communities of Deaf people.This text also describes how rapid advances in technology, including the Internet as well as new visual and auditory technologies, have not only created opportunities for Deaf people to influence how technology can be used, but additionally has become a powerful force in influencing the behavior of Deaf individuals within diverse national and international societies. This has created opportunities for incorporating diversity and international perspectives into Deaf culture. Within each chapter are multiple vignettes, examples, pictures, and stories to enhance content interest for readers and facilitate instructor teaching. Theories are introduced and explained in a practical and reader-friendly manner to ensure understanding, and clear examples are provided to illustrate concepts.In addition, students of American Sign Language and Deaf studies will find an introduction to possible opportunities for professional and informal involvement with ASL/Deaf culture children and adults. Deaf Culture fills a unique niche as an introductory text that is accessible and straightforward for those beginning their studies of the Deaf-World.Key Features:Strong focus on including different communities within Deaf cultureThought-provoking questions, illustrative vignettes, and examplesTheories introduced and explained in a practical and reader-friendly mannerWritten by Deaf and hearing authors with extensive teaching experience and immersion in ASL and Deaf cultureDeaf Culture: Exploring Deaf Communities in the United States 1st Edition by Irene W. Leigh; Jean F. Andrews; Raychelle L. Harris and Publisher Plural Publishing, Inc.. ISBNs: 9781597569941, 1597569941. The print version of this textbook is ISBN: 9781597567916, 1597567914.
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This text on deaf culture in the US describes the history of the deaf community, its size and members, and ways to explain the deaf experience; the causes of deafness; auditory technology; American Sign Language; deaf education; how deaf children think, learn, and read; theories of and ways identity develops in deaf people and how they see themselves, as well as intersections with other identities like race, sexual orientation, and disability; navigating issues in deaf and hearing worlds, such as discrimination, health and mental health issues, criminal justice, aging, work, and domestic violence; technology and accessibility; arts, literature, and media in deaf culture; and advocacy and career opportunities. Online access to a companion website is provided. Annotation �2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)ISBN-101597567914ISBN-13978-1597567916
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