Full title: Deaf transitions : images and origins of deaf families, deaf communities, and deaf identities / Mairian Corker.

Author/creator: Corker, Mairian.

Date: 1996..

Call Numbers: N362.42/18

Record Identifier: 74VvZ6evM2Pd

Language: English

Formats: Books

Contents: 213 p. : ill. ; 24 cm., Preface: Mirrors, Kaleidoscopes and Holograms -- Pt. 1. Exploring the Context. Ch. 1. Whirlpools and Ripples. The Emergence of Self and Identity. Self and Identity in Deaf People. The Development of Identity in the Social Context. Family and Significant Others. Community and Society. Belief and Value Systems, and the Experience of Oppression - Expanding Erikson's Framework. Exploring Notions of Deaf Identity. Identity Development - Creating the Ideal Environment -- Pt. 2. The Narratives. Ch. 2. The Bubble and the Coal Hole. Ch. 3. Windows and Toast on Beans. Ch. 4. Boxes and the Bees' Hive. Ch. 5. Swamps and Rivers. Ch. 6. Underground Rivers. Ch. 7. Coming Home -- Pt. 3. Narratives in Context. Ch. 8. Images of Deaf Futures. Identity in Relation to Deafness. Belonging - Family of Choice or Family of Origin? Removing Developmental Constraints - the Role of Humanistic Counselling. The Process of Counselling in Easing Transitions. Information and Awareness., Challenging Distorted Value Systems. Images of Deaf Futures.

Publishers: London ; Bristol, Pa. : J. Kingsley Publishers, 1996.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-209) and index.

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DDC: 362.42

MMS ID: 991004549859702626