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In Approaches to Social Research: The Case of Deaf Studies, Alys Young and Bogusia Temple explore the relationship between key methodological debates in social research and the special context of studies concerning d/Deaf people(s). The book is organized around 7 topics: being d/Deaf as a site of co...

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Main Authors: Young, Alys (Author), Temple, Bogusia (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Series:Perspectives on deafness.
Subjects:
Social sciences > Research.
Social sciences > Methodology.
Deaf people > Research.
Sciences sociales > Recherche.
Personnes sourdes > Recherche.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Deaf people > Research
Social sciences > Methodology
Social sciences > Research
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:In Approaches to Social Research: The Case of Deaf Studies, Alys Young and Bogusia Temple explore the relationship between key methodological debates in social research and the special context of studies concerning d/Deaf people(s). The book is organized around 7 topics: being d/Deaf as a site of contested identity and representation; epistemology and the boundaries of claims for population specific and plural epistemologies; ethics and the implications of collective identity on standard ethical principles and practices; populations and sampling given the highly heterogeneous nature of d/Deaf.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vii, 199 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199929542
0199929548