Deaf Sport : The Impact of Sports Within the Deaf Community / David A. Stewart.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stewart, David A. (David Alan), 1954-2004, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Popular culture--Study and teaching.

Popular culture.

Deaf people--United States.

Deaf people.

Sports for people with disabilities--United States.

Sports for people with disabilities.

Culture--Study and teaching.

Culture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 234 p. )

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Gallaudet University Press, [1991]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Deaf Sport describes the full ramifications of athletics for Deaf people, from the meaning of individual participation to the cultural bonding resulting from their organization. Deaf Sport profiles noted deaf sports figures and the differences particular to Deaf sports, such as the use of sign language for score keeping, officiating, and other communication. This important book analyzes the governing and business aspects of Deaf sport, both local deaf groups and the American Athletic Association of the Deaf and the World Games for the Deaf. It shows the positive psychological and educational impact of Deaf sport, and how it serves to socialize further the geographically dispersed members of the Deaf community.

Contents:

Intro

CONTENTS

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION

1. DEAFSPORT Portrait of a Deaf Community

2. A LOOK AT DEAFNESS Redefining Reality

3. PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS for a Denied Minority

4. PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS of Deaf Sport

5. DEAF IN A HEARING WORLD A Quest for Equity

6. SOCIALIZATION in Deaf Sport

7. THE EDUCATIONAL IMPLICATIONS of Deaf Sport

8. DEAF SPORT as a Vehicle for Deaf Integration

9. FUTURE DIRECTIONS for Deaf Sport

REFERENCES

APPENDIX

INDEX.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [204]-217) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781563685163

1563685167

OCLC:

794700880