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Publication Date: 2014-Mar
Pages: 15
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The Church of Deaf Sociality: Deaf Churchgoing Practices and "Sign Bread and Butter" in Bangalore, India
Friedner, Michele
Anthropology & Education Quarterly, v45 n1 p39-53 Mar 2014
This article ethnographically analyzes the practices of deaf young adults in Bangalore, India. As sign language is not used by families, schools, or other institutions, the church is a crucial educational space. Churchgoing provides deaf young adults with opportunities to orient themselves toward other deaf young adults, to develop new ideas of self and other, and to value sign language.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Deafness, Ethnography, Young Adults, Church Role, Churches, Sign Language, Individual Development
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