Cheryl G. Najarian

Between Worlds (eBook, ePUB)

Deaf Women, Work and Intersections of Gender and Ability

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.'

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 198
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Oktober 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135864231
• Artikelnr.: 39704544

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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