Studying Deaf Culture: An Introduction to Ethnographic Work in Deaf Communities

Studying Deaf Culture: An Introduction to Ethnographic Work in Deaf Communities

Discusses the nature of ethnographic work, particularly in relation to the study of deafness. The kinds of information presented in ethnographies is explored, as are ethnography's limitations. Problems of and strategies for doing ethnographic research and writing ethnographies about deaf commun...

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Veröffentlicht in:Sign language studies 1991-12 (73), p.411-420
Hauptverfasser: Carmel, Simon J., Monaghan, Leila F.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
American sign language
Communities
Cultural anthropology
Cultural Awareness
Cultural identity
Cultural studies
Deaf culture
Deafness
Ethnography
Linguistic anthropology
Research Methodology
Research Needs
Research Problems
Sign languages
Sociocultural Patterns
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Zusammenfassung:Discusses the nature of ethnographic work, particularly in relation to the study of deafness. The kinds of information presented in ethnographies is explored, as are ethnography's limitations. Problems of and strategies for doing ethnographic research and writing ethnographies about deaf communities are explored. (20 references) (JL)
ISSN:0302-1475
1533-6263