'Between Worlds'

Informationen zum Autor Cheryl G. Najarian is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. She is also a Faculty Associate in the Center for Women and Work. Her research interests include interdisciplinary approaches to the topic of women and work in Sociology, Gender Studies, and Disability Studies. Klappentext The purpose of this book is to illustrate the struggles of Deaf women as they negotiate their family, educational, and work lives. This study demonstrates how these women resist and overcome the various obstacles that are put before them as well as how they work to negotiate their identities as Deaf women in the Deaf community, hearing world, and the places 'in between.' The scope of the book traces these women's lives in these three major sectors of their lives and provides a discussion of the implications for other linguistic minorities. Zusammenfassung This book illustrates the struggles of Deaf women as they negotiate their family, educational, and work lives. It demonstrates how these women face the various obstacles that are put before them and how they work to negotiate their identities in the Deaf community, hearing world, and the places 'in between.' Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction  2. Methodology  3. Family, Educational Experiences, and Relationships  4. Motherwork, Deafness, and the Role of Activism in Families  5. "Between Worlds": Communication in Relationships and Paid Work Experiences  6. Conclusion: The Language Work of Deaf Women

Product details

• Authors: Cheryl G Najarian, Cheryl G. Najarian, Najarian Cheryl G.
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.11.2009
• EAN: 9780415805728
• ISBN: 978-0-415-80572-8
• Series: New Approaches in Sociology
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Learning Disabilities, Health & personal development, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Gender studies, gender groups, Health, Relationships and Personal development, Audiology & otology, Audiology and otology