Blind people : the private and public life of sightless Israelis /
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| Author / Creator: | Deshen, Shlomo A. |
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| Imprint: | Albany : State University of New York Press, c1992. |
| Description: | x, 197 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | SUNY series, the body in culture, history, and religion SUNY series in anthropology and Judaic studies |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1341423 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Introduction: The Field, the Questions and the Researcher
- Part I. The Body
- 2. The Use of the Senses
- 3. The Use of Guide Dogs and Long Canes
- Part II. The Domestic Circle
- 4. Coming of Age
- 5. Raising Sighted Children
- Part III. Reaching for Material Needs
- 6. Seeking Employment
- 7. The Work Experience
- 8. The Experience of Support I: The Blindness System
- 9. The Experience of Support II: Living with the System
- Part IV. Reaching for Fulfillment: Friendship, Dignity, Integration
- 10. The Dilemma of Association among Blind People
- 11. The Alternative of Ethnicity
- 12. The Alternative of Citizenship
- 13. The Dilemma of Integration among the Sighted
- 14. Conclusion: From Etlmography of Blindness to Anthropology of Disability
- Notes
- References
- Index