At Home Among Strangers: Exploring the Deaf Community in the United States [Hardcover]

Jerome D. Schein (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1989 | ISBN-10: 0930323513 | ISBN-13: 978-0930323516 | Edition: 1

Now available in paperback; ISBN 1-56368-141-2

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From Library Journal

Deaf society, says Schein, is worth studying since it offers society more than it takes from it culturally. This comprehensive work was written during Schein's year (1986-1987) as Chair of Deaf Studies at Gallaudet University. Interesting and insightful, the book explores every aspect of the deaf community--culture, family life, education, and economics. In the latter part of the book, Schein proposes his theory of deaf community development based on five factors: demography, alienation, affiliation, education, and milieu. Especially interesting are the boxes offering anecdotes and real-life problems which highlight the main text. This work is more detailed, better structured, and more fluid than Oliver Sack's Seeing Voices ( LJ 7/89). Recommended.
- Debra Berlanstein, Towson State Univ., Baltimore
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Jerome D. Schein was Professor Emeritus of Sensory Rehabilitation at New York University, and Adjunct Professor of Education at the University of Alberta, Canada, and a consultant in Coconut Creek, FL.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 254 pages
• Publisher: Gallaudet University Press; 1 edition (September 1, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0930323513
• ISBN-13: 978-0930323516
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #811,959 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An Historical Overview, July 19, 2000

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This review is from: At Home Among Strangers: Exploring the Deaf Community in the United States (Hardcover)

At Home Among Strangers is a well-written historical overview of the Deaf community in America and of Deaf activism. Jerome Schein is a hearing academic who studies the Deaf community from a sympathetic but somewhat distant perspective. It contains a lot of good information about Deaf organizations and events that hearing people are largely unaware of, so if you are a hearing person who wants to learn more about the Deaf community, this isn't a bad place to start, along with other books and classes in ASL.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars At home among strangers, October 26, 2007

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Marsha L. Perrine "Interpreting Student" (Clover, SC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: At Home Among Strangers: Exploring the Deaf Community in the United States (Paperback)

I think this book does a great job of summarizing subjects that I have read entire books on before. There is a lot of information packed into this book. It gives you a great perspective on the Deaf community in Amercia.

4.0 out of 5 stars An Historical Overview, July 19, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: At Home Among Strangers: Exploring the Deaf Community in the United States (Hardcover)

This is a well-written historical overview of the Deaf community in America and of Deaf activism. It contains a lot of good information about Deaf organizations and events that hearing people are largely unaware of, so if you are a hearing person who wants to learn more about the Deaf community, this isn't a bad place to start, along with other books and classes in ASL.