Between Worlds: Deaf Women, Work and Intersections of Gender and Ability

198 Pages·2006·2.94 MB·English

by  Cheryl G. Najarian

NEW ApPROACHES IN SOCIOLOGY
STUDIES IN SOCIAL INEQUALITY, SOCIAL
CHANGE, AND SOCIAL ]USTICE
Edited by
Nancy A. Naples
University of Connecticut
A ROUTLEDGE SERIES
NEW ApPROACHES IN SOCIOLOGY
STUDIESIN SOCIALINEQUALITY, SOCIAL CHANGE, AND SOCIAL jUSTICE
A. General Editor
NANCY NAPLES,
THESOCIALORGANIZATIONOF POLICY DOMESTIC DEMOCRACY
An InstitutionalEthnographyo]UN AtHomein South Afriea
ForestDeliberations JenniferNatalieFish
LaurenE.Eastwood
PRAXISAND POLlTlCS
THESTRUGGLEOVER GAY, LESBlAN, Knowledge Productionin Social
AND BISEXUALRIGHTS Movements
FacingOffin Cincinnati Janet M. Conway
Kimberly B.Dugan
THESUPPRESSION OFDISSENT
PARENTINGFORTHESTATE How the Stateand Mass Media Squeleh
An EthnographieAnalysis o] USAmeriean SocialMovements
Non-Profit FosterCare Jules Boykoff
TeresaToguchi Swartz
AREWETHINKING STRAIGHT?
TALKING BACKTO PSYCHIATRY The PolitiescfStraightnessinaLesbian
The PsychiatrieConsumer/Survivor/ and GaySocialMovementOrganization
Ex-PatientMovement Daniel K.Cortese
LindaJ. Morrison
"RICEPLUS"
CONTEXTUALIZINGHOMELESSNESS Widows and EeonomieSurvival in
CritiealTheory, Homelessness, and Rural Cambodia
FederalPolieyAddressingthe Homeless Susan Hagood Lee
Ken Kyle
"BETWEENWORLDS"
LINKINGACTIVISM DeafWomen, Work, and Intersections
Eeology,Social[ustice, and Edueation ofGender and Ability
forSocialChange Cheryl G. Najarian
MorganGardner
THE EVERYDAYLIVESOFSEXWORKERS
INTHE NETHERLANDS
Katherine Gregory
STRIVING ANDSURVIVING
A Daily Life Analysis o]Honduran
TransnationalFamilies
Leah Schmalzbauer
UNEQUALPARTNERSHIPS
BeyondtheRhetorieofPhilanthropie
Collaboration
Ira Silver
"BETWEEN WORLDS"
Deaf Wornen, Work, and
Interseetions of Gender and Ability
Cheryl G. Najarian
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Contents
Listof Tables IX
Acknowledgments XI
Chapter One
Introduction 1
Chapter Two
Methodology 15
Chapter Three
Family, Educational Experiences, and Relationships 41
Chapter Four
Motherwork, Deafness,and the Role of Activism in Families 87
Chapter Five
"Between Worlds":Communication in Relationships and
Paid Work Experiences 119
ChapterSix
Conclusion:The Language Work of DeafWomen 147
Appendix A
Interview Questions Guide 159
Appendix B
Mother's Day Letter 161
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Appendix C
Follow-up Interview Questions Guide 163
Tables 165
Notes 169
Bibliography 171
Index 177
List of Tables
Table 1: Respondent Dernographics: Rochester Wornen 165
Table 2: Respondent Dernographics: Boston Wornen 167
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