Between Worlds

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Between Worlds

Deaf Women, Work and Intersections of Gender and Ability

Disability: social aspects Gender studies: women and girls Sociology: family and relationships Sociology: work and labour Education

Author: Cheryl G. Najarian

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Collection: New Approaches in Sociology

Language: English

Published by: Routledge

Published on: 14th October 2013

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 1 Mb

ISBN: 9781135864231


Purpose of the Book

The purpose of this book is to illustrate the struggles of Deaf women as they negotiate their family, educational, and work lives.

Content and Focus

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.

Scope and Implications

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.

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