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Signs of Sexual Behavior: An Introduction to Some Sex-Related Vocabulary in American Sign Language

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This book is a great resource for ASL interpreters. It shows the signs for sex and sex related vocabulary in a tactful way.The book also shows some varations of signs that are found in different parts of the country,showing if it is a sign that men and woman both use or not. I found this book helpful in learning sex related vocabulary and encourage it to people who are studying to be interpreters or interpreters who are not yet fluent with this kind of vocabulary.

Woodward has done an excellent job of researching ASL vocabulary in this book and in his other work, <Signs of Drug Use>. He provides very useful detail about how signs are used, as well as very interesting insights into Deaf culture and ASL structure in general. I wish he would write a general textbook for beginners learning ASL done in the style of these books, as most textbooks provide little help as far as regional and socioeconomic differences in ASL.

This is an excellent resource for ASL students, lawyers, medic specialists, etc.

Wondeful book with lots of detail, and great drawings. I learned a lot and still useit as a reference.

This book is helpful when learning American Sign Language terms for Sexual Behavior. However, it is hard to distinguish hand positioning at times. The book uses drawings of a person signing the ASL vocabulary words. It would be easier to determine hand and finger placement if they had used photos of people signing instead of drawings.

Book was helpful in interpreting some vocabulary in a course related to sexual behavior, however book was old and did have region related signs.

I'm not deaf and I don't know deaf people, but I love the book. I found it in my college library and me and my buddies learned all the signs. Years later, I saw it here on Amazon and had to buy it. Reading this book is like learning curses in other languages, and therefore, I recommend it.