The people of the eye : deaf ethnicity and ancestry / Harlan Lane, Richard Pillard, Ulf Hedberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lane, Harlan, 1936-2019.

Contributor:

Pillard, Richard.

Hedberg, Ulf.

Series:

The people of the eye

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Deaf people--United States--History.

Deaf people.

Deafness--Social aspects--United States.

Deafness.

Heredity.

Ethnic groups.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (292 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What are ethnic groups? Are Deaf people who sign American Sign Language (ASL) an ethnic group? This book brings Deaf studies, history, cultural anthropology, genetics, sociology, and disability studies to bear as it compares the values, customs and social organization of the Deaf world to those in ethnic groups.

Contents:

Ethnicity and the deaf-world. Cultural cohesive forces ; Ethnic boundaries ; Yes, but

Deaf ancestry: Henniker, NH, and Martha's Vineyard, MA. Context: settling the new world ; The Brown family of Henniker, NH ; Martha's vineyard ; Assimilating and differentiating societies

Deaf ancestry in Maine: northern cluster. Migration from Martha's Vineyard to Maine ; Other settlers in the northern cluster

Deaf ancestry in Maine: southern cluster. Southern cluster

Deaf ancestry: summary and reflections.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed Jan. 11, 2011).

Includes index.

ISBN:

0-19-045416-4

0-19-978108-7

9786612906046

1-282-90604-6

OCLC:

754711468