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A World Without Words: Social Construction of Children Born Deaf and Blind » (1st Edition)

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Authors: David Goode, Irving Kenneth Zola
ISBN-13: 9781566392167, ISBN-10: 1566392160
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Temple University Press
Date Published: June 1994
Edition: 1st Edition

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Author Biography: David Goode

David Goode is the Coordinator of the Program in Developmental Disabilities and teaches sociology at the College of Staten Island, City University of New York.

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Table of Contents

Foreword
Acknowledgments
1Introduction1
2A World Without Words7
3On Understanding Without Words47
4Reflections on the Possibility of Understanding Without Formal Language96
5Construction and Use of Data in Social Science Research125
6Kids, Culture, and Innocents165
7Conclusions192
Appendix: Ascertaining Choice With Alingual, Deaf-Blind, and Retarded Clients209
Notes217
References248
Index255

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