At Home Among Strangers: Exploring the Deaf Community in the United States

Schein, Jerome D.

ISBN 10: 0930323513 / ISBN 13: 9780930323516

Published by Gallaudet University Press (edition 1), 1989

About this Item

With dust jacket. It's a preowned item in good condition and includes all the pages. It may have some general signs of wear and tear, such as markings, highlighting, slight damage to the cover, minimal wear to the binding, etc., but they will not affect the overall reading experience.

Seller Inventory # 0930323513-11-1-29

Bibliographic Details

• Title: At Home Among Strangers: Exploring the Deaf Community in the United States
• Publisher: Gallaudet University Press (edition 1)
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0930323513
• ISBN 13: 9780930323516
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1.
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Synopsis

Now available in paperback; ISBN 1-56368-141-2

Reviews

Deaf society, says Schein, is worth studying since it offers society more than it takes from it culturally. This comprehensive work was written during Schein's year (1986-1987) as Chair of Deaf Studies at Gallaudet University. Interesting and insightful, the book explores every aspect of the deaf community--culture, family life, education, and economics. In the latter part of the book, Schein proposes his theory of deaf community development based on five factors: demography, alienation, affiliation, education, and milieu. Especially interesting are the boxes offering anecdotes and real-life problems which highlight the main text. This work is more detailed, better structured, and more fluid than Oliver Sack's Seeing Voices ( LJ 7/89). Recommended.
- Debra Berlanstein, Towson State Univ., Baltimore
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