Deaf Adolescents

by Sheridan, Martha A.; Leigh, Irene W.; Spencer, Patricia E.

• ISBN13: 9781563683695
• ISBN10: 1563683695
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-03-15
• Publisher: Gallaudet Univ Pr

Summary

In her landmark bookInner Lives of Deaf Children: Interviews and Analysis, Martha A. Sheridan explored the lifeworlds - the individual and collective elements and realities that are present within the participantsrs" existential experiences, their relationships, and their truths- of seven deaf and hard of hearing children between the ages of seven and ten. What she discovered were deaf children with strengths, positive experiences, and positive relationships. Sheridanrs"s new bookDeaf Adolescents: Inner Lives and Lifeworld Developmentreturns to these seven individuals, now between the ages of 13 and 17, to see how their lives have progressed since their first interviews. Establishing an identity is said to be a primary and necessary task of adolescence.Deaf Adolescentsreveals how these young adults all have begun to deal with tasks and situations that lead them to rely more on themselves and others outside of their families. Many of them talk about the athletic challenges that they face, and how their success depends upon their own efforts. They also think about the future while biding their time, taking "a break" from the furious growth that they are experiencing and also enjoying time spent with other deaf friends. In this volume, Sheridan examines the similarities and differences that these deaf young adults reveal in their views at two developmental points in their lives. Her renewed study has advanced the quest to determine what developmental pathways and spaces can foster productive, healthy, satisfying, actualized deaf lives.

Author Biography

Martha A. Sheridan is Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work at Gallaudet University, Washington, DC.

Table of Contents

The Dance of Adolescence	p. 1
Theoretical and Developmental Contexts: Continuity, Change, and Transcendence	p. 8
We Meet Again	p. 27
Mary	p. 36
Danny	p. 57
Angie	p. 72
Joe	p. 92
Alex	p. 114
Pat	p. 131
Lisa	p. 152
How They Have Grown!	p. 175
Deaf Children and Adolescents: An Emerging Theory of Lifeworld Development	p. 203
And Finally ... Tomorrow's Leaders Paving the Way	p. 217
References	p. 229
Index	p. 237
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