Understanding Deaf Culture

Talks about different concepts of culture and how these apply to deaf communities. He suggests we speak of a new concept called "deafhood".

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Understanding Deaf Culture: In Search of Deafhood

In this book, the author talks about the different concepts of culture and how these apply to deaf communities. He talks about how medical concepts of deafness have affected deaf people and instead proposes we speak of a new concept he calls “deafhood”. This book was written by Paddy Ladd and was published in 2003.

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