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Book cover image of Deaf Children and their Families by Susan Gregory

Authors: Susan Gregory, Elizabeth Newson (Foreword by), John Newson
ISBN-13: 9780521438476, ISBN-10: 0521438470
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: June 1995
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Susan Gregory

Gregory, Susan

Book Synopsis

Republication of a landmark in the study of early deafness coinciding with the publication of the longitudinal follow-up to this study.

Booknews

Originally published as The Deaf Child and His Family, 1976, this work, based on interviews with 122 mothers of deaf children under the age of six, investigates the ways in which deaf children develop, change, and are changed by their home and their wider environment. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface to the 1995 edition
Acknowledgements
1The Handicap of Deafness1
2The Deaf Child at Play20
3Day-to-Day Living43
4Discipline and Punishment66
5Learning to Communicate: Equipment80
6Learning to Communicate: Education95
7Coming to Terms with Deafness129
8Family Life with a Deaf Child156
9The Family and the Community171
10Overview186
Appendix I The Interview Schedule199
Appendix II The Interview Situation: Advantages and Disadvantages225
Appendix III The Sample228
Bibliography235
Index237

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