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Age and Ageism

Age discrimination and diversity: Multiple discrimination from an age perspective by Malcolm Sargeant (Editor)
ISBN: 9781107003774
Publication Date: 2011
"This volume of essays is concerned with the discrimination against older people that results from a failure to recognise their diversity. By considering the unique combinations of discrimination that arise from the interrelationship of age and gender, pensions, ethnicity, sexual orientation, socio-economic class and disability, the contributors demonstrate that the discrimination suffered is multiple in nature. It is the combination of these characteristics that leads to the need for more complex ways of tackling age discrimination."
Ageism: Stereotyping and prejudice against older persons by Todd Nelson (Editor)
ISBN: 9780262640572
Publication Date: 2004
"Along with race and gender, people commonly use age to categorize—and form stereotypes about—others. Although ageism is found cross-culturally, it is especially prevalent in the United States, where most people regard growing older with depression, fear, and anxiety. Although researchers have paid a great deal of attention to racism and sexism, there has been a dearth of research on ageism. As baby boomers approach retirement age, however, there has been increased academic and popular interest in aging. This volume presents the current thinking on age stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination by researchers in gerontology, psychology, sociology, and communication. The book presents theoretical and empirical findings on the origins and effects of ageism, as well as suggestions on how to reduce ageism for the approaching 'graying of America.'"
Ageism in Youth Studies: Generation maligned by Gayle Kimball
ISBN: 9781443873109
Publication Date: 2017
"Ageism is prevalent in a great deal of current scholarship in the social sciences as scholars fault youth for being delinquent or politically apathetic. Researchers ignore young people's actual voices, despite their leadership in recent global uprisings, some of which unseated entrenched dictators. Neoliberalism must be exposed in its focus on youth sub-cultures and styles rather than economic barriers caused by growing inequality and rising youth unemployment rates. Ageism in Youth Studies also discusses the debate about “Generation We or Me” and if Millennials are narcissistic. Resources about global youth studies are included, along with the results of the author's surveys and interviews with over 4,000 young people from 88 countries."
Cultural perspectives on aging: A different approach to old age and aging by Andrea Hülsen-Esch (Editor)
ISBN: 9783110683042
Publication Date: 2021
"The socio-political relevance of the categories of 'age' and 'ageing' have been increasing and gaining much attention within different scholarly fields. However, none of the efforts to identify age-related diseases or the processes of ageing in order to develop suitable strategies for prevention and therapy has had any effect on the fact that attitudes against the elderly are based on patterns that are determined by parameters that are not biological or sociological: age(ing) is also a cultural fact. This book reveals the importance of cultural factors in order to build a framework for analyzing and understanding cultural constructions of ageing, bringing together scholarly discourses from the arts and humanities as well as social, medical and psychological fields of study."
Emotion, aging, and health by Anthony D. Ong; Corinna E. Löckenhoff
ISBN: 1433821621
Publication Date: 2016
"This book explores the reciprocal relations between aging and emotion, as well as applications for promoting mental and physical health across the lifespan. The authors discuss the neural and cognitive mechanisms behind age-related shifts in affective experience and processing. In addition to presenting emotion regulation strategies for offsetting age-related declines in mental and physical functioning, the book examines the role of culture and motivation in shaping emotional experience across the lifespan, as well as the factors defining boundary conditions between human illness and human flourishing in old age. By highlighting these major advances in interdisciplinary research, the authors suggest promising avenues for intervention."
Ending ageism, or how not to shoot old people by Margaret Morganroth Gullette
ISBN: 9780813589299
Publication Date: 2017
"When the term 'ageism' was coined in 1969, many problems of exclusion seemed resolved by government programs like Social Security and Medicare. As people live longer lives, today's great demotions of older people cut deeper into their self-worth and human relations, beyond the reach of law or public policy. The sudden onset of age-related shaming can occur anywhere--the shove in the street, the cold shoulder at the party, the deaf ear at the meeting, the shut-out by the personnel office or the obtuseness of a government. Turning intimate suffering into public grievances, Ending Ageism, Or How Not to Shoot Old People effectively and beautifully argues that overcoming ageism is the next imperative social movement of our time. Winner of the MLA Prize for Independent Scholars and the APA's Florence L. Denmark Award for Contributions to Women and Aging."
From exclusion to inclusion in old age by Thomas Scharf; Norah C. Keating (Eds)
ISBN: 9781847427731
Publication Date: 2012
"Evidence of widening inequalities in later life raises concerns about the ways in which older adults might experience forms of social exclusion. Such concerns are evident in all societies as they seek to come to terms with the unprecedented ageing of their populations. Taking a broad international perspective, this highly topical book casts light on patterns and processes that either place groups of older adults at risk of exclusion or are conducive to their inclusion. Leading international experts challenge traditional understandings of exclusion in relation to ageing in From Exclusion to Inclusion in Old Age. They also present new evidence of the interplay between social institutions, policy processes, personal resources and the contexts within which ageing individuals live to show how this shapes inclusion or exclusion in later life."
A history of geropsychology in autobiography by James E. Birren; Johannes J. F. Schroots (Eds.)
ISBN: 1557986312
Publication Date: 1999
"Presents the history of geropsychology in the words of many of the pioneers who developed research, scholarship, and educational programs in the subject during its formative phase. The editors urged the writers to describe the development of their careers so that others might gain an understanding of the conditions and the influences that attracted their interest and that provided support or resistance to their ideas and efforts. In addition to the purely intellectual account of their careers, the authors were encouraged to tell details of their lives that characterize their career pathways between pitfalls and good fortune, depressions and wars, antipathies and attractions, and the influential stereotypes and social lab effects. This book also presents material that helps to give insights into how creative and productive lives develop and flower."
Learning to be old: Gender, culture, and aging by Margaret Cruikshank
ISBN: 9781442213654
Publication Date: 2013
"Margaret Cruikshank's Learning to Be Old examines what it means to grow old in America today. The book questions social myths and fears about aging, sickness, and the other social roles of the elderly; the over-medicalization of many older people; and ageism. In this book, Cruikshank proposes alternatives to the ways aging is usually understood in both popular culture and mainstream gerontology. Learning to Be Old does not propose the ideas of 'successful aging' or 'productive aging,' but more the idea of 'learning' how to age. Among texts on aging the book is unique in its clear focus on the differences in aging for women and men, as well as for people in different socioeconomic groups. Key updates in the third edition include changes in the health care system, changes in how long older Americans are working especially given the impact of the recession, and new material on the brain and mind-body interconnections."
Psychology and the aging revolution: How we adapt to longer life by Sarah Honn Qualls; Norman Abeles (Eds.)
ISBN: 1557987076
Publication Date: 2000-07-15
"Themes addressed include neuropsychology and cognitive aging; aging in relation to emotion; social relationships; health psychology; depression, and psychotherapy. Focuses on how longer life expectancies will change the fabric of society and individual lives. Examines the latest theories and research on how aging affects a wide variety of aspects—memory, social relationships, emotion, and mental health."
You look good for your age: An anthology by Rona Altrows (Editor)
ISBN: 9781772125320
Publication Date: 2021
"This is a book about women and ageism. There are twenty-nine contributing writers, ranging in age from their forties to their nineties. Through essays, short stories, and poetry, they share their distinct opinions, impressions, and speculations on aging and ageism and their own growth as people. In these thoughtful, fierce, and funny works, the writers show their belief in women and the aging process. Contributors: Rona Altrows, Debbie Bateman, Moni Brar, Maureen Bush, Sharon Butala, Jane Cawthorne, Joan Crate, Dora Dueck, Cecelia Frey, Ariel Gordon, Elizabeth Greene, Vivian Hansen, Joyce Harries, Elizabeth Haynes, Paula E. Kirman, Joy Kogawa, Laurie MacFayden, JoAnn McCaig, Wendy McGrath, E.D. Morin, Lisa Murphy Lamb, Lorri Neilsen Glenn, Olyn Ozbick, Roberta Rees, Julie Sedivy, Madelaine Shaw-Wong, Anne Sorbie, Aritha van Herk, Laura Wershler."

Coming to age: The croning years and late-life transformation by Jane R. Pretat
Call Number: BF724.55.A35P74 1994 (Lambert and Ladera)
ISBN: 0919123635
Publication Date: 1994
"Modern health care, nutrition and body awareness have made it possible to prolong not only our lives but also our vitality. Yet when we realize that we are beginning to measure our lives in terms of the time left until death, our zest for life may vanish.... Coming to Age provides a much-needed psychological understanding of inner events during the important years between middle age and the end of life. Drawing on her extensive expertise and Jungian training, the author explores the tasks and rewards of this transition, with chapters on the transformational experiences of C.G. Jung and the singular relevance of the Demeter-Persephone myth."
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Crones don't whine: Concentrated wisdom for juicy women by Jean Shinoda Bolen
Call Number: HQ1059.4.B64 2003 (Lambert)
ISBN: 9781642504736
Publication Date: 2021
"Meditating—not groveling—and choosing the path with heart, crones are fierce about what matters to them. They speak the truth with compassion. They listen to their bodies, reinvent themselves, and savor the good in their lives. Grow and behold. Forget about getting old—aging gracefully is all about perspective. As Dr. Bolen explains, crone years are 'growing' years in women's lives. In this new stage, women can finally devote their time, energy, and creativity to what really matters to them. Featuring thirteen brief essays and small practices, this lighthearted book gives readers resources to turn to again and again."
The inner work of age: Shifting from role to soul by Connie Zweig; Harry R. Moody (Foreword by)
Call Number: HQ1061 .Z944 2021 (Lambert)
ISBN: 9781644113400
Publication Date: 2021
"Offering a radical reimagining of age for all generations, psychotherapist and bestselling author Connie Zweig reveals how to use inner work to uncover and explore the unconscious denial and resistance that erupts around key thresholds of later life, attune to your soul's longing, and emerge renewed as an Elder filled with vitality and purpose. She explores the obstacles encountered in the transition to wise Elder and offers psychological shadow-work and diverse spiritual practices to help you break through denial to awareness, move from self-rejection to self-acceptance, repair the past to be fully present, reclaim your creativity, and allow mortality to be a teacher. This book offers tools and guidance to help you let go of past roles, expand your identity, deepen self-knowledge, and move through these life passages to a new stage of awareness, choosing to be fully real, transparent, and free to embrace a fulfilling late life."
Jung and aging: Possibilities and potentials for the second half of life by Leslie Sawin; Lionel Corbett; Michael Carbine (Eds.)
Call Number: BF724.55 .A35 2014 (Lambert and Ladera)
ISBN: 9781935528623
Publication Date: 2014
"In March 2012, the Library of Congress and the Jung Society of Washington convened the first Jung and Aging Symposium. Sponsored by the AARP Foundation, the symposium brought together depth psychologists and specialists in gerontology and spirituality to explore the second half of life in light of current best practices in the field of aging. This volume presents the results of the day's discussion, with supplementary perspectives from additional experts, and suggests some practical tools for optimizing the second half of life."
Look me in the eye: Old women, aging, and ageism by Barbara Macdonald; Cynthia Rich
Call Number: HQ1061.M23 1983 (Lambert)
ISBN: 9780933216099
Publication Date: 1983
"When they got together in the late 1970s, Barbara Macdonald, a 60-something lesbian, and her lover, Cynthia Rich, who is 20 years younger, learned that old women and young women are treated very differently, even within the women's movement. In response to this inequity, Macdonald wrote essays and open letters to feminist and social service organizations comparing ageism to racism. Her autobiographical essays describe an amazing lesbian childhood lived before the publication of The Well of Loneliness, a college career threatened by the revelation of a love affair with a woman, and frustration with young women patronizing older women. Rich's essays examine how words and visual images in popular and feminist texts contribute to demonizing and demeaning older women."
On aging: Revolt and resignation by Jean Amery
Call Number: BF724.8.A4813 1994 (Lambert)
ISBN: 9780253306753
Publication Date: 1994
"Five profoundly moving and courageously honest essays about the process of aging by the famous Belgian author of At the Mind's Limits. Each essay covers a set of issues about growing old, from the way aging makes the old progressively see time as the essence of their existence to the argument that everyone compromises with death in old age (the time in life when we feel the death that is in us)."

Encyclopedia of ageism by Erdman B. Palmore, Diane Harris, Laurence Branch (Eds.)
ISBN: 9780789018892
Publication Date: 2005
"Learn more about age discrimination and how it affects us all. The Encyclopedia of Ageism is a comprehensive review of over 125 aspects of ageism, alphabetically arranged for easy access. Written by 60 experts, the book examines topics such as anti-aging, stereotypes, and the media—with numerous references for further information. You'll find an alphabetical list of the entries, a detailed index, and a list of the entries categorized by subject, to help you find what you need fast. This resource will increase your awareness about the many facets of ageism and provide you with a wealth of concepts, theories, and facts about ageism."
Person-centered communication with older adults: The professional provider's guide by Timothy A. Storlie
ISBN: 9780124201323
Publication Date: 2015
"Older adults are becoming increasingly dissatisfied with service quality, citing deficits in provider communication and relationship skills. The author argues this dissatisfaction is largely related to three widespread issues: ageism, use of professional jargon, and age-related changes in the older adult. To address these concerns, Dr. Storlie advocates adoption of an evidence-based, person-centered approach to communication. Topics include the role of mental imagery in the communication process, the influence of neurocardiology on relationships, and controversial findings from research into quantum physics. Utilizing interdisciplinary case studies to illustrate common problematic situations, this book provides detailed exercises that explain how providers can integrate person-centered communication into their practices to improve provider-older adult interactions. Written in a style designed to maximize learning, it helps providers find the information they need, understand what they read, and apply what they've learned to improve professional communication."
Social structures and aging individuals: Continuing challenges by K. Warner Schaie; Ronald P. Abeles
ISBN: 9780826124081
Publication Date: 2008
"This is the 20th and final volume in the 'Societal Impact on Aging' series. It focuses on what has been learned over the span of the previous volumes regarding the continuing challenges for older persons in a rapidly changing society and tries to forecast what may be the next set of issues to lie at the intersection of social structures and the individual aging process. The editors therefore invited major organizers of, and contributors to, the 19 earlier volumes to review both the accomplishments and omissions of their efforts, discuss some timely new topics, and provide guidelines for future research and theoretical explanations. The book is divided into five broad topics: health and wellbeing, including the role of religion; personality and cognition; the impact of changes in technology and the work place; issues of socio-cultural change and historical context; and the familial and societal contexts of aging."

Ageing International

Ejournals (EBSCO): 1986 - present.
"Ageing International is an international journal dedicated to the examination and well-being of older persons worldwide. Ageing International explores productive ageing, empowerment, lifelong learning, health promotion, and services for the elderly, with an emphasis on sharing both common concerns and practical applications. Its focus is social and economic issues, public policies, and use of resources. Published in cooperation with the International Federation on Ageing."

Aging & Mental Health

Ejournals (EBSCO): 1997 - present.
"Aging & Mental Health provides a forum for the rapidly expanding field which investigates the relationship between the aging process and mental health. It addresses the mental changes associated with normal and abnormal or pathological aging, as well as the psychological and psychiatric problems of the aging population. The journal covers the biological, psychological and social aspects of aging as they relate to mental health. In particular it encourages an integrated approach between the various biopsychosocial processes and etiological factors associated with psychological changes in the elderly. It also emphasizes the various strategies, therapies and services which may be directed at improving the mental health of the elderly."

Bernstein, L. E., Ebert, A. R., & Hicks Patrick, J. (2022). Ageism before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Translational Issues in Psychological Science, 8(3), 300–310. https://doi.org/10.1037/tps0000323

Bertolette, T. (2010). Time Is on Our Side: On Aging. Psychological Perspectives: A Semiannual Journal of Jungian Thought, 53(2), 223–235.

Feinstein, B. A., Katz, B. W., Benjamin, I., Macaulay, T., Dyar, C., & Morgan, E. (2023). Disparities in depression and anxiety related to sexual orientation and gender identity among older adults: The role of age discrimination. Stigma and Health. https://doi.org/10.1037/sah0000462

Fjell, A., Eriksen, K. Å., Hermann, M., Boström, A.-M., & Cronfalk, S. B. (2021). Older people living at home: Experiences of healthy ageing. Primary Health Care Research and Development, 22. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1463423621000049

Graham, K. L., & Moye, J. (2023). Training in aging as a diversity factor: Education, knowledge, and attitudes amongst psychology doctoral students. Psychology Learning & Teaching, 22(1), 39–54. https://doi.org/10.1177/14757257221130483

Henrickson, M., Cook, C. M., & Schouten, V. (2022). Culture clash: responses to sexual diversity in residential aged care. Culture, Health & Sexuality, 24(4), 548–563.

Howell, A. (2013). Jung and Aging. Psychological Perspectives: A Semiannual Journal of Jungian Thought, 56(2), 168–172.

Lederman, S., & Shefler, G. (2023). Psychotherapy with older adults: Ageism and the therapeutic process. Psychotherapy Research, 33(3), 350–361. https://doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2022.2094298

Lyons, A., Alba, B., Heywood, W., Fileborn, B., Minichiello, V., Barrett, C., Hinchliff, S., Malta, S., & Dow, B. (2018). Experiences of ageism and the mental health of older adults. Aging & Mental Health, 22(11), 1456–1464.

Martin, A. E., & North, M. S. (2022). Equality for (almost) all: Egalitarian advocacy predicts lower endorsement of sexism and racism, but not ageism. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 123(2), 373–399. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspi0000262.supp (Supplemental)

The Inner Work of Age: Shifting from Role to Soul

Connie Zweig, Ph.D, Jean Shinoda Bolen, MD, and Dennis Patrick Slattery, Ph.D discuss the process of aging. (Run time: 91 minutes)

Podcasts:

Speaking of Psychology (American Psychological Association)
Episode 17: Protecting your aging brain, with Glenn E. Smith, PhD

"Research into effective ways to prevent or slow down the onset of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease has come a long way, according to researcher and neuropsychologist Glenn E. Smith, PhD. In this episode, he discusses the causes of dementia as well as the effectiveness of activities such as physical exercise and brain training games in preventing it."

Speaking of Psychology (American Psychological Association)
Episode 234: What you know about aging is probably wrong, with Manfred Diehl, PhD

"While ageism may be one of the last socially acceptable biases, research shows that aging often comes with positive changes. And by believing in and propagating negative myths about aging, we can do ourselves real harm. Manfred Diehl, PhD, a lifespan developmental psychologist at Colorado State University, dispels the myth that growing older involves primarily loss and decline, and explains how much control we have over how well we age."

Disability and Chronic Illness

Disability studies: Educating for inclusion by Tim Corcoran; Julie White; Ben Whitburn (Eds.)
ISBN: 9789463001991
Publication Date: 2015
"The chapters contributing to this edited volume are presented to assist readers with a critical examination of contemporary practice and offer a concerted response to improving inclusive education. The chapters address a range of important topics related to the field of critical disability studies in education and include sections dedicated to Schools, Higher Education, Family and Community and Theorising."
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: A multidisciplinary approach by J. W. G. Jacobs; L. J. M. Cornelissens; M. C. Veenhuizen (Eds.)
ISBN: 9781614998778
Publication Date: 2018
"Generalized hypermobility has been known since ancient times, and a clinical description of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is said to have first been recorded by Hippocrates in 400 BC. Hypermobility syndromes occur frequently, but the wide spectrum of possible symptoms, coupled with a relative lack of awareness and recognition, are the reason that they are frequently not recognized, or remain undiagnosed. This book is an international, multidisciplinary guide to hypermobility syndromes, and EDS in particular. It aims to create better awareness of hypermobility syndromes among health professionals, including medical specialists, and to be a guide to the management of such syndromes for patients and practitioners. This book will be of interest to patients with hypermobility syndromes and their families, as well as to all those healthcare practitioners who may encounter such syndromes in the course of their work."
Eliminating inequities for women with disabilities: An agenda for health and wellness by Shari E. Miles-Cohen; Caroline Signore
ISBN: 1433822539
Publication Date: 2016
"Women with disabilities often have difficulty accessing health care services, and the quality of the health care they do receive is often worse than the care received by women without disabilities and men with disabilities. The consequences of these disparities include increased prevalence of secondary complications, diminished quality of life, and even premature death. In this book, researchers from a range of disciplines, with expertise in a range of disabilities, investigate the causes and consequences of these health care disparities and offer plans for action to improve wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention among this broad yet consistently under-served population. Using an integrated care framework as a foundation, authors tackle the structural, environmental, and social barriers that prevent women with disabilities from accessing effective and culturally-competent care and services, and address related issues including psychosocial health, interpersonal violence, health care policy, health promotion, disease prevention programs, and telehealth, as well as reproductive and sexual health, and dental care."
Feminist, queer, crip by Alison Kafer
ISBN: 9780253009418
Publication Date: 2013
"In Feminist, Queer, Crip Alison Kafer imagines a different future for disability and disabled bodies. Challenging the ways in which ideas about the future and time have been deployed in the service of compulsory able-bodiedness and able-mindedness, Kafer rejects the idea of disability as a pre-determined limit. She juxtaposes theories, movements, and identities such as environmental justice, reproductive justice, cyborg theory, transgender politics, and disability that are typically discussed in isolation and envisions new possibilities for crip futures and feminist/queer/crip alliances."
Medically unexplained illness: Gender and biopsychosocial implications by Johnson, Susan K.
ISBN: 9780979212581
Publication Date: 2007
"Medically unexplained illnesses are among the most common disorders in primary medical care today. Accordingly, there has been a recent surge of interest in the physiology of such illnesses as fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, and multiple chemical sensitivity. Author Susan K. Johnson surveys the most recent research on how psychological, social, and physiological factors may interact and contribute to the development of symptoms. This volume will appeal to both psychologists and health care professionals interested in more fully understanding the interaction between mind and body in medically unexplained illness."
Psychosocial aspects of disability (4th Ed.) by George Henderson; Willie Byran
ISBN: 9780398086145
Publication Date: 2011
"This new edition of Psychosocial Aspects of Disability strikes a balance of past, present, and future views of individual, family, societal, and governmental interaction and reaction to persons with disabilities. The past is presented in Part 1, Psychosocial Aspects of Disabilities, in which a view of the evolution of societal reactions to disabilities and persons with disability is presented. Additionally, Part 1 makes us aware from a historical perspective why persons with disabilities have been subject to certain types of treatment from family, friends, and society. Parts 2 and 3 provide discussion of present situations for persons with disabilities as they move toward better inclusion in society. Part 4, Psychosocial Issues, to a large extent, represents the future for persons with disabilities. Additionally, there is discussion of the need for persons with disabilities to attain the full human rights to which they are entitled."
Queer crips: Disabled gay men and their stories by Bob Guter; John R. Killacky
ISBN: 9781317712701
Publication Date: 2014
"Queer Crips: Disabled Gay Men and Their Stories reverberates with the sound of 'cripgay' voices rising to be heard above the din of indifference and bias, oppression and ignorance. This unique collection of compelling first-person narratives is at once assertive, bold, and groundbreaking, filled with characters—and character. Through the intimacy of one-on-one storytelling, gay men with mobility and neuromuscular disorders, spinal cord injury, deafness, blindness, and AIDS, fight isolation from society—and each other—to establish a public identity and a common culture. Queer Crips features more than 30 first-hand accounts from a variety of perspectives, illuminating the reality of the everyday struggle disabled gay men face in a culture obsessed with conformist good looks. Themes include rejection, love, sex, dating rituals, gaycrip married life, and the profound difference between growing up queer and disabled, and suffering a life-altering injury or illness in adulthood."
The social psychology of disability by Dana Dunn
ISBN: 9780199985692
Publication Date: 2014
"This is the first book to systematically review, update, organize, and critique the literature on the social psychology of disability in 30 years. The book gives pride of place to classic as well as contemporary concepts from the social psychology of disability and rehabilitation psychology that researchers and clinicians can use or adapt for their professional venues. The book's overarching message is an important one: The experience of most people with disabilities is not what nondisabled persons anticipate - contrary to the latter's beliefs and expectations, the former can lead full and normal lives. Thus, The Social Psychology of Disability is designed to counter stereotypical or biased perspectives aimed at an often overlooked minority group."
Steven J. Taylor: Blue man living in a red world by Linda Ware; Janet Story Sauer (Eds.)
ISBN: 9789004471849
Publication Date: 2021
"A tribute to the influence of one of the 'intellectual fore-bearers' of Disability Studies in Education (DSE), this collection of six essays honors the scholar and activist Steven J. Taylor. The Centennial Professor of Disability Studies and director of the Center on Human Policy at the Syracuse University School of Education was recognized internationally for his enduring commitment to disability policy, advocacy, and the meaningful inclusion of people with disabilities throughout society. His research, teaching, and scholarship shaped our understanding of disability through a sociological lens honed over decades of enquiry that trace back from his early work on deinstitutionalization and to the present disability trends and controversies."
Unequal rights: Discrimination against people with mental disabilities and the Americans with Disabilities Act by Susan Stefan
ISBN: 1557986819
Publication Date: 2000
"Individuals with mental disabilities can be divided into two groups, each with its own experience of discrimination. Those who are part of mainstream America—successful actors, politicians, lawyers, and writers—report that other people minimize or refuse to believe their struggles and symptoms. Those who are publicly identified as 'mentally ill' by being institutionalized or on public disability benefits report that they are considered totally incapable of any kind of achievement. In Unequal Rights, Susan Stefan takes a close look at how the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) addresses—or fails to address—these two worlds of discrimination. She examines hundreds of ADA cases in a variety of areas, from private insurance and professional discipline to disability benefits and institutionalization. The common thread underlying discrimination is the failure to recognize that mental disabilities involve a continuing struggle that can—and often does— coexist with achievement and success.""
Venus on wheels: Two decades of dialogue on disability, biography, and being female in America by Gelya Frank
ISBN: 0520217160
Publication Date: 2000
"In 1976 Gelya Frank began writing about the life of Diane DeVries, a woman born with all the physical and mental equipment she would need to live in our society—except arms and legs. Frank was 28 years old, DeVries 26. This remarkable book—by turns moving, funny, and revelatory—records the relationship that developed between the women over the next twenty years. An empathic listener and participant in DeVries's life and a scholar of the feminist and disability rights movements, Frank argues that Diane DeVries is a perfect example of an American woman coming of age in the second half of the twentieth century. Challenged to examine the cultural sources of her initial image of DeVries as limited and flawed, Frank discovers that DeVries is gutsy, buoyant, sexy—and definitely not a victim. Drawing on anthropology, philosophy, psychoanalysis, narrative theory, law, and the history of medicine, Venus on Wheels is an intellectual tour de force."
Why I burned my book: And other essays on disability by Paul Longmore
ISBN: 1592130232
Publication Date: 2003
"This wide-ranging book shows why Paul Longmore is one of the most respected figures in disability studies today. Understanding disability as a major variety of human experience, he urges us to establish it as a category of social, political, and historical analysis in much the same way that race, gender, and class already have been. The essays here search for the often hidden pattern of systemic prejudice and probe into the institutionalized discrimination that affects the one in five Americans with disabilities. Whether writing about the social critic Randolph Bourne, contemporary political activists, or media representations of people with disabilities, Longmore demonstrates that the search for heroes is a key part of the continuing struggle of disabled people to gain a voice and to shape their destinies."

The alchemy of illness by Kat Duff
Call Number: R726.5.D84 1993
ISBN: 9780609899434
Publication Date: 2000
"Illness is a universal experience. There is no privilege that can make us immune to its touch. We are taught to assume health, and to view illnesses as a temporary breakdowns in the well-oiled machinery of the body. But illness has its own geography, its own laws and commandments. Duff, a counselor in private practice in Taos, New Mexico, wrote this book out of her experience with chronic fatigue syndrome, but what she has to say is applicable to every illness and every one of us. For those who are sick, this book offers solace and recognition. For caretakers, it offers inspiration and compassion. Finally, this fresh perspective on healing reveals how every illness is a crucible that tries our mettle, tests our limits, and provides us with an unparalleled opportunity to integrate its lesson into our lives."
Body matters: A phenomenology of sickness, disease, and illness by James Aho; Kevin Aho
Call Number: R723 .A375 2008 (Ladera)
ISBN: 9780739126998
Publication Date: 2009
"Following the core principle of phenomenology as a return 'to the things themselves,' Body Matters attends to the phenomena of bodily afflictions and examines them from three different standpoints: from society in general that interprets them as 'sicknesses,' from the medical professions that interpret them as 'diseases, ' and from the patients themselves who interpret them as 'illnesses.' By drawing on a crucial distinction in German phenomenology between two senses of the body—the quantifiable, material body (Ksrper) and the lived-body (Leib)—the authors explore the ways in which sickness, disease, and illness are socially and historically experienced and constructed."
Crip theory: Cultural signs of queerness and disability by Robert McRuer; Michael Bérubé (Foreword by); Michael Bérubé (Foreword by)
Call Number: HV1568 .M37 2006
ISBN: 9780814757123
Publication Date: 2006
"A bold and contemporary discourse of the intersection of disability studies and queer studies. Crip Theory attends to the contemporary cultures of disability and queerness that are coming out all over. Both disability studies and queer theory are centrally concerned with how bodies, pleasures, and identities are represented as 'normal' or as abject, but Crip Theory is the first book to analyze thoroughly the ways in which these interdisciplinary fields inform each other. Drawing on feminist theory, African American and Latino/a cultural theories, composition studies, film and television studies, and theories of globalization and counter-globalization, Robert McRuer articulates the central concerns of crip theory and considers how such a critical perspective might impact cultural and historical inquiry in the humanities. McRuer examines how dominant and marginal bodily and sexual identities are composed, and considers the vibrant ways that disability and queerness unsettle and re-write those identities in order to insist that another world is possible."
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Disability and psychology: Critical introductions and reflections by Dan Goodley; Rebecca Lawthom
Call Number: HV1568.25 .G7D56 2006 (Lambert)
ISBN: 1403936013
Publication Date: 2005
"Disability is not just the physical, sensory or intellectual impairments a person has, but the exclusion from society they face as a result. Organisations for disabled people are a growing voice in challenging this exclusion and anti-discrimination legislation is helping to change the structures in society that have contributed to it. This book examines the discipline of psychology in this regard. It argues that psychology has tended to ignore the socio-cultural aspects of disability and treat disabled people as objects rather than arbiters of psychological intervention. Bringing together disabled and non-disabled researchers and psychologists, this book proposes ideas for an enabling psychological theory and practice. In examining these issues, this volume challenges the reader to reconsider the relationship between disability studies and psychology and to do so in ways that contribute to the emancipation—rather than the exclusion—of disabled people."
Disability studies: An interdisciplinary introduction by Dan Goodley
Call Number: HV1568.2 .G665 (Ladera)
ISBN: 9781446280683
Publication Date: 2016
"Passionate, engaging and challenging, this second edition of the ground-breaking Disability Studies: An Interdisciplinary Introduction is a contemporary introduction to this diverse and complex field. Taking an interdisciplinary and critical approach, the book: examines a diverse range of theories and perspectives and engages with current debates in the field; explores key areas of analysis, with chapters devoted to the individual, society, community and education; and applies a global perspective encompassing examples from the UK, Australia, Scandinavia, the US, and Canada."
Eyes of the Gorgon : Endometriosis, mythic embodiment, and freedom by Jaffa Vernon Frank
Call Number: RG483.E53 .F73 2019 (Lambert)
ISBN: 9781950186068
Publication Date: 2019
"Jaffa Frank transmutes her decades of suffering from endometriosis by engaging the mythic imagination to craft a narrative of hope and empowerment. Firmly grounded in the physical realities of the disease, she evokes its archetypal wisdom as a visitation of the Gorgon Medusa revealing healing and wisdom, even when medical cure is unavailable. Frank mythopoetically weaves together threads of endometriosis, Medusa, and Athene on the loom of her own lived experience of the disease, imaginative and embodied reflection the weft and warp of a life tapestry. By personifying endometriosis as Medusan, pathology is rendered sacred. By contemplating what it means to be human in embodied relationship with the divine, Frank provides a mythos of healing while living with chronic illness."
Mad in America: Bad science, bad medicine, and the enduring mistreatment of the mentally ill by Robert Whitaker
Call Number: RC514.W44 2002 (Ladera)
ISBN: 9780738207995
Publication Date: 2003
"In Mad in America, medical journalist Robert Whitaker... argues that modern treatments for the severely mentally ill are just old medicine in new bottles, and that we as a society are deeply deluded about their efficacy. Tracing over three centuries of 'cures' for madness, Whitaker shows how medical therapies have been used to silence patients and dull their minds. He tells of the eighteenth- and nineteenth-century practices of 'spinning' the insane, extracting their teeth, ovaries, and intestines, and submerging patients in freezing water. Based on exhaustive research culled from old patient medical records, historical accounts, numerous interviews, and hundreds of government documents, Mad in America raises important questions about our obligations to the mad, what it means to be 'insane,' and what we value most about the human mind."
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The other within: The genius of deformity in myth, culture & psyche by Daniel Deardorff; Robert Bly; Martin Shaw; Robert Simmons
Call Number: GR489.D37 2009 (Lambert)
ISBN: 1644115689
Publication Date: 2022
"There is an 'other' that lives within each of us, an exiled part that carries wisdom needed for ourselves and the culture at large. Having survived disabling polio as an infant, Daniel Deardorff knows the oppressions of exclusion and outsiderhood. He guides readers on an initiatory journey through ancient myth, literature, and personal revelation to discover our own true identity. These 10,000-year-old stories contain sacred medicine with insights that release imagination and restore wholeness amid trauma, exile, climate chaos, disability, illness, death, and grief. Synthesizing lessons from shamanic practice, quantum physics, alchemy, social justice, and his own lived experience, Deardorff affirms the disruptive and transgressive forces that break through dogma, conventionality, and prejudice. He discloses blessings of outsiderhood and gifts to culture by those who are marginalized. Through mythmaking (mythopoesis), the experience of Otherness—cultural, racial, religious, sexual, physiognomic—becomes one of empowerment, a catalyst for human liberation."
The psychology of chronic illness: The healing work of patients, therapists, and families by Robert Shuman
Call Number: RC108.S48 1996
ISBN: 0465095348
Publication Date: 1996
"With the onset of chronic illness, an individual and family's world, previously taken for granted, is often undone. The actual and potential losses from illness impact on family, friends, physicians, therapists, nurses, and others in profound and unexpected ways. Through his own honest, personal account and the testimony of others, Robert Shuman takes us inside the illness experience to help us better grasp the daily inner lives of the ailing person and his or her family. As our aging population lives longer, chronic illness touches more and more of us. Robert Shuman maps out the many dimensions of illness and invites the reader to explore its challenging terrain in a way that provides opportunities for self-discovery and reflection."

The Oxford handbook of philosophy and disability by Adam Cureton & David Wasserman (Eds.)
ISBN: 9780190622879
Publication Date: 2020
"Disability raises profound and fundamental issues: questions about human embodiment and well-being; dignity, respect, justice and equality; personal and social identity. It raises pressing questions for educational, health, reproductive, and technology policy, and confronts the scope and direction of the human and civil rights movements. Yet it is only recently that disability has become the subject of the sustained and rigorous philosophical inquiry that it deserves. The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy and Disability is the first comprehensive volume on the subject. The volume's contents range from debates over the definition of disability to the challenges posed by disability for justice and dignity; from the relevance of disability for respect, other interpersonal attitudes, and intimate relationships to its significance for health policy, biotechnology, and human enhancement; from the ways that disability scholarship can enrich moral and political philosophy, to the importance of physical and intellectual disabilities for the philosophy of mind and action."
The disability studies reader by Lennard J. Davis (Editor)
Call Number: HV1568 .D5696 (Ladera)
ISBN: 9781138930230
Publication Date: 2016
The fifth edition of The Disability Studies Reader addresses the post-identity theoretical landscape by emphasizing questions of interdependency and independence, the human-animal relationship, and issues around the construction or materiality of gender, the body, and sexuality. Selections explore the underlying biases of medical and scientific experiments and explode the binary of the sound and the diseased mind. The collection addresses physical disabilities, but as always investigates issues around pain, mental disability, and invisible disabilities as well. Featuring a new generation of scholars who are dealing with the most current issues, the fifth edition continues the Reader's tradition of remaining timely, urgent, and critical."
Managing chronic illness: A biopsychosocial perspective by Perry M. Nicassio; Timothy W. Smith (Eds.)
ISBN: 1557983003
Publication Date: 1995
"A reference work that identifies themes and issues pertinent to clinical work across the broad spectrum of chronic illness. It attempts to assist psychologists in their approach to the chronically ill and dying, enabling them to generalize their skills across diverse patient groups. Discusses the role of the health psychologist in working with patients coping with a chronic medical condition."

Disability & Society

Ejournals (EBSCO): 1986 - present.
"Disability & Society is an international disability studies journal providing a focus for debate about such issues as human rights, discrimination, definitions, policy and practices. It appears against a background of constant change in the ways in which disability is viewed and responded to. The journal publishes articles that represent a wide range of perspectives including the importance of the voices of disabled people."

International Journal of Disability, Development and Education

Ejournals (EBSCO): 1954 - present.
"Founded in 1954, the International Journal of Disability, Development and Education (IJDDE) is a multi-disciplinary peer-reviewed journal with an international focus. It provides a single source of information on the education and development of persons with disabilities. IJDDE aims to publish the very best research and review articles concerned with all aspects of education, human development, special education and rehabilitation. The content of IJDDE reflects a variety of topics, disciplines, research methods and cultural perspectives. Various orientations are represented, including education and special education, psychology, allied health, social work and psychiatry. Contributions from developed and developing countries ensure a truly international perspective."

Sexuality and Disability

Ejournals (EBSCO): 1978 - present.
"Sexuality and Disability provides original scholarly articles addressing the psychological and medical aspects of sexuality in relation to rehabilitation. Publishing up-to-date articles, case studies, clinical practice reports, and research and survey data reports, this international quarterly offers you the latest developments in the areas of sexuality as it relates to a wide range of disabilities. Contributions address: consumer issues; clinical and research progress; community programs; independent living programs; guidelines for clinical practice; contemporary developments in special programs in sex education and counseling for people with disabilities. The journal features special issues with internationally renowned guest editors focusing on current topics in sexual health. Sexuality and Disability is an essential resource for the exchange of new knowledge, techniques, and available modalities for rehabilitation professionals, patients, and staff members of community and independent living programs."

Antonopoulos, C. R., Sugden, N., & Saliba, A. (2023). Implicit bias toward people with disability: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Rehabilitation Psychology, 68(2), 121–134. https://doi.org/10.1037/rep0000493.supp (Supplemental)

Balcazar, F. E., Murthy, S., Gibbons, T. M., Sefandonakis, A., Renko, M., Parker Harris, S., & Caldwell, K. (2023). Supports and barriers that entrepreneurs with disabilities encounter when starting their businesses. Rehabilitation Psychology, 68(1), 91–101. https://doi.org/10.1037/rep0000479

Ball, K. B., & Traxler, R. E. (2023). “Things can be tough”: A qualitative analysis of disability disclosure in graduate school. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1037/dhe0000488

Burk, B. N. (2015). Black girls’ perceptions of health and ideal body types. Journal of Gender Studies, 24(5), 496–511. https://doi.org/10.1080/09589236.2013.856750

Dispenza, F. (2023). Chronic illness and disability among sexual minority persons: Exploring the roles of proximal minority stress, adaptation, and quality of life. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. https://doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000642

Fleischer, K. (2023). Collective trauma, implicit memories, the body, and active imagination in Jungian analysis. The Journal of Analytical Psychology, 68(2), 395–415. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-5922.12908

Luque-Reca, O., Soriano-Maldonado, A., Gavilán-Carrera, B., Acosta-Manzano, P., Ariza-Vega, P., del Paso, G. A. R., Álvarez-Gallardo, I. C., & Estévez-López, F. (2022). Longitudinal associations of physical fitness and affect with depression, anxiety and life satisfaction in adult women with fibromyalgia. Quality of Life Research: An International Journal of Quality of Life Aspects of Treatment, Care & Rehabilitation, 31(7), 2047–2058. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-021-03058-y.

Sabik, N., & Versey, H. S. (2016). Functional limitations, body perceptions, and health outcomes among older African American women. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 22(4), 594–601. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000106

Salman, S. (2014). Review of Gods and diseases: Making sense of our physical and mental wellbeing. The Journal of Analytical Psychology, 59(5), 723–725.

Tsatsou, P. (2020). Digital inclusion of people with disabilities: A qualitative study of intra-disability diversity in the digital realm. Behaviour & Information Technology, 39(9), 995–1010. https://doi.org/10.1080/0144929X.2019.1636136

Uleanya, C. (2023). Reconceptualising disabilities and inclusivity for the postdigital era: Recommendations to educational leaders. Education Sciences, 13(1), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci13010051

Zapata, M. A., & Worrell, F. C. (2023). Disability self-worth and personal meaning relate to psychosocial functioning among employed US adults with LD and ADHD. Rehabilitation Psychology, 68(2), 184–193. https://doi.org/10.1037/rep0000484

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Deaf Studies

Between two worlds: My life as a child of Deaf adults by David Sorensen
ISBN: 9781944838539
Publication Date: 2019
"In his memoir, David Sorensen explores his identity as a coda, or a child of Deaf adults. He describes his experiences with the roles often placed on codas at a young age, such as interpreter, confidant, and decision-maker. His story reveals a person seeking acceptance and belonging while straddling the Deaf and hearing worlds, and shows how he found reconciliation within himself and with both worlds. Sorensen relays the dynamics of his family life; he had a strained relationship with his father, who was an active leader and role model in the Deaf community and the Mormon Church, yet struggled to bond with his own son. Sorensen rebelled as a youth and left home as a teenager, completely detaching from the Deaf community. After struggling to establish himself as an independent adult, he discovered that he wanted to return to the Deaf world and use his ASL fluency and cultural understanding as a mental health therapist and community advocate. Now he considers himself an ambassador between the Deaf and hearing worlds, as well as between the older and younger generations of Deaf people. Between Two Worlds: My Life as a Child of Deaf Adults shares the unique experiences of a coda and passes on the rich cultural past shared by the American Deaf community."
Deaf in DC: A memoir by Madan Vasishta
ISBN: 9781563684814
Publication Date: 2011
"In his first memoir, Madan Vasishta described being a deaf boy in his homeland India, where 'deaf' meant someone who is not human. After rising from herding cattle to being a respected photographer in Delhi, his first memoir concluded with his acceptance at Gallaudet College far away in America. Vasishta's new memoir begins with his arrival in Washington, DC in 1967 with $40.00 in his pocket and very little knowledge of the new worlds he was entering. Vasishta faced myriad challenges from the outset—he knew no American Sign Language and could not speech read, yet he found himself thrust into classes at Gallaudet two weeks into the semester. He was amazed that his fellow students did not deride him for his mistakes, unlike in India where he would have been scorned for his weakness. After five years, he returned home to India for a visit and was stunned to learn that he no longer fit in, that 'even if you do not have an American Dream, the American Dream will have you.' Deaf in DC follows Vasishta through half a century living in America. He witnessed the transformation from facing bias as a deaf, foreign man of color who could not get a job despite having a Ph.D., to receiving five offers as a school superintendent in the wake of the Civil Rights movement and Deaf President Now. His new memoir reflects a genuine worldview informed by the sage perceptions of a person who has lived widely in many worlds."
Deaf people around the world : Educational and social perspectives by Donald F. Moores; Margery S. Miller (Eds.)
ISBN: 9781563684104
Publication Date: 2009
"In Deaf People Around the World: Educational and Social Perspectives, the leading researchers in 30 nations describe the shared developmental, social, and educational issues facing deaf people filtered through the prism of unique national, regional, ethnic, and racial realities. Editors Donald F. Moores and Margery S. Miller have organized this remarkable collection in five major sections: Asia/Pacific, the Middle East and Africa, Europe, North and South America, and International Developments, which includes the International Committee on Sports for the Deaf and the World Federation of the Deaf. More than 50 internationally recognized scholars provide a historical view of the education and treatment of deaf people in their respective countries. Deaf People Around the World reveals that deaf people generally have gained a sense of confidence, empowerment, and global awareness of their shared experience. Many have seen significant improvement in their lives from greater educational and professional opportunities. Finally, more deaf leaders argue that the pathological model of deafness must be abandoned to continue this marked progress for deaf people around the world."
Gaillard in Deaf America: A portrait of the deaf community, 1917 by Henri Gaillard; Robert M. Buchanan (Contribution by)
ISBN: 1563681226
Publication Date: 2002
"In 1917, Henri Gaillard led a delegation of deaf French men to the United States for the centennial celebration of the American School for the Deaf (ASD). His essays present a sharply focused portrait of the many facets of Deaf America during a pivotal year in its history. Gaillard crossed the Atlantic only a few weeks after the United States entered World War I. In his writings, he reports the efforts of American deaf leaders to secure employment for deaf workers to support the war effort. Gaillard also depicts the many local institutions established by deaf Americans, such as Philadelphia's All Souls Church, founded in 1888 by the country's first ordained deaf pastor, and the many deaf clubs established by the first wave of deaf college graduates in their communities. His journal stands as a unique chronicle of the American Deaf community during a remarkable era of transition."
Hearing, mother father deaf: Hearing people in Deaf families by Michele Bishop; Sherry L. Hicks (Eds.)
ISBN: 9781563683978
Publication Date: 2009
"The newest entry in the Sociolinguistics in Deaf Communities series explores the richness and complexity of the lives of hearing people in deaf families. Along with their own contributions, volume editors Michele Bishop and Sherry L. Hicks present the work of an extraordinary cadre of deaf, hearing, and coda (children of deaf adults) researchers: Susan Adams, Jean Andrews, Oya Ataman, Anne E. Baker, Beppie van den Bogaerde , Helsa B. Borinstein, Karen Emmorey, Tamar H. Gollan, Mara Lúcia Masutti, Susan Mather, Ronice Müller de Quadros, Jemina Napier, Paul Preston, Jennie E. Pyers, Robin Thompson, and Andrea Wilhelm. Hearing, Mother^Father Deaf: Hearing People in Deaf Families includes a comprehensive description of the societal influences at work in the lives of deaf people and their hearing children, which serves as a backdrop for the essays. A blend of data-based research and personal writings, the articles in this sociolinguistic study provide a thorough understanding of the varied experiences of hearing people and their deaf families throughout the world."
Inner lives of deaf children: Interviews and analysis by Martha Sheridan
ISBN: 1563681021
Publication Date: 2001
"In 1917, Henri Gaillard led a delegation of deaf French men to the United States for the centennial celebration of the American School for the Deaf (ASD). His essays present a sharply focused portrait of the many facets of Deaf America during a pivotal year in its history. Gaillard crossed the Atlantic only a few weeks after the United States entered World War I. In his writings, he reports the efforts of American deaf leaders to secure employment for deaf workers to support the war effort. Gaillard also depicts the many local institutions established by deaf Americans, such as Philadelphia's All Souls Church, founded in 1888 by the country's first ordained deaf pastor, and the many deaf clubs established by the first wave of deaf college graduates in their communities. His journal stands as a unique chronicle of the American Deaf community during a remarkable era of transition."
My mother made me deaf: Discourse and identity in a Deaf community by Bryan K. Eldredge
ISBN: 9781563686870
Publication Date: 2017
"From Deaf people born into culturally Deaf families and who have used ASL since birth, to those born into hearing families and for whom ASL is a secondary language (if they use it at all), to hearing children of Deaf adults whose first language is ASL, and beyond, the criteria for membership in the Deaf community is based on a variety of factors and perspectives. Bryan K. Eldredge seeks to more precisely understand the relationship between ASL use and Deaf identity using the tools of linguistic anthropology. In this work, he presents research resulting from fieldwork with the Deaf community of Utah Valley. Through informal interactions and formal interviews, he explores the role of discourse in the projection and construction of Deaf identities and, conversely, considers how ideas about language affect the discourse that shapes identities. He finds that specific linguistic ideologies exist that valorize some forms of language over others and that certain forms of ASL serve to establish a culturally Deaf identity. My Mother Made Me Deaf demonstrates that the DEAF-WORLD consists of a multitude of experiences and ways of being even as it is bound together by certain essential elements that are common to Deaf people."
Open your eyes: Deaf studies talking by H-Dirksen L. Bauman (Editor)
ISBN: 9780816646197
Publication Date: 2008
"This groundbreaking volume introduces readers to the key concepts and debates in deaf studies, offering perspectives on the relevance and richness of deaf ways of being in the world. In Open Your Eyes, leading and emerging scholars, the majority of whom are deaf, consider physical and cultural boundaries of deaf places and probe the complex intersections of deaf identities with gender, sexuality, disability, family, and race. Together, they explore the role of sensory perception in constructing community, redefine literacy in light of signed languages, and delve into the profound medical, social, and political dimensions of the disability label often assigned to deafness. Moving beyond proving the existence of deaf culture, Open Your Eyes shows how the culture contributes vital insights on issues of identity, language, and power, and, ultimately, challenges our culture's obsession with normalcy."
Sounds like home: Growing up Black and Deaf in the South by Mary Herring Wright
ISBN: 9781944838584
Publication Date: 2019
Originally published in 1999, Sounds Like Home adds an important dimension to the canon of deaf literature by presenting the perspective of an African American deaf woman who attended a segregated deaf school. Mary Herring Wright documents her life from the mid-1920s to the early 1940s, offering a rich account of her home life in rural North Carolina and her education at the North Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind, which had a separate campus for African American students. Sounds Like Home serves "as a permanent witness to the lives of Black Deaf people."
The stories they told me: The life of my Deaf parents by Maria Wallisfurth; Cornelia Wallisfurth (Translator)
ISBN: 9781944838027
Publication Date: 2017
"In this heartfelt memoir, Maria Wallisfurth recounts the lives of her deaf parents in Germany from the turn of the twentieth century through World War II. Her mother, Maria Giefer, was born in 1897 and her father, Wilhelm Sistermann, was born in 1896. The author captures the seasonal rhythms and family life of her mother's youth in rural Germany, a time filled as much with hardship as it is with love. Amidst high unemployment, food shortages, and rapid inflation, the two are married in 1925 and two years later the author is born. Despite their dissimilar backgrounds and the political circumstances that roiled their lives, the author's parents showed great love for each other and their only daughter. The Stories They Told Me is a richly detailed document of time and place and a rare account of deaf lives during this era."
Understanding deaf culture: In search of deafhood by Paddy Ladd
ISBN: 1853595462
Publication Date: 2003
"This book presents a 'Traveller's Guide' to Deaf Culture, starting from the premise that deaf cultures have an important contribution to make to other academic disciplines, and human lives in general. Within and outside deaf communities, there is a need for an account of the new concept of deaf culture, which enables readers to assess its place alongside work on other minority cultures and multilingual discourses. The book aims to assess the concepts of culture, on their own terms and in their many guises and to apply these to deaf communities. The author illustrates the pitfalls which have been created for those communities by the medical concept of 'deafness' and contrasts this with his new concept of 'deafhood,' a process by which every deaf child, family and adult implicitly explains their existence in the world to themselves and each other."
Voice: On writing with deafness by Adam Pottle
ISBN: 9780889775930
Publication Date: 2019
"In Voice, Adam Pottle explores the crucial role deafness has played in the growth of his imagination, and in doing so presents a unique perspective on a writer's development. Born deaf in both ears, Pottle recounts what it was like growing up in a world of muted sound, and how his deafness has influenced virtually everything about his writing, from his use of language to character and plot choices. Salty, bold, and relentlessly honest, Voice makes us think about writing in entirely new ways and expands our understanding of deafness and the gifts that it can offer."
The hidden treasure of Black ASL: Its history and structure by Carolyn McCaskill; Ceil Lucas; Robert Bayley; Joseph Christopher Hill
ISBN: 9781944838720
Publication Date: 2020
"Black ASL has long been recognized as a distinct variety of American Sign Language based on abundant anecdotal evidence. The Hidden Treasure of Black ASL, originally published in 2011, presents the first sociohistorical and linguistic study of this language variety. Based on the findings of the Black ASL Project, which undertook this unprecedented research, Hidden Treasure documents the stories and language of the African American Deaf community. With links to online supplemental video content that includes interviews with Black ASL users (formerly on DVD), this volume is a groundbreaking scholarly contribution and a powerful affirmation for Black Deaf people."

Culturally affirmative psychotherapy with deaf persons by Neil S. Glickman, Michael A. Harvey (Eds.)
Call Number: RC451.4.D4C85 1996 (Lambert)
ISBN: 0805814892
Publication Date: 1996
"The impetus for this volume is the growing awareness within the mental health and larger community of a culturally affirmative model for understanding and assisting deaf people. In contrast to the 'medical-pathological' model which treats deafness as a disability, the 'cultural' model guides us to view deaf persons in relation to the deaf community—a group of people with a common language, culture, and collective identity. A primary tenant of culturally affirmative psychotherapy is to understand and respect such differences, not to eradicate them. The contributors to this volume present a practical and realistic model of providing culturally affirmative counseling and psychotherapy for deaf people."
Intercultural communication: A reader by Larry A. Samovar; Richard E. Porter
Call Number: HM258 .I52 1991 (Lambert)
ISBN: 9780534515737
Publication Date: 1996
"This broad-based reader introduces students to the theoretical and practical aspects of intercultural communication. It is a collection of 45 readings of both enduring insight and immediate relevancy, introducing practice and underlying theories essential to communicating with other cultures. Chapters include: Basic principles of intercultural communication; On communicating with deaf people; Gender and communication: an intimate relationship; Explaining intercultural differences in nonverbal communication; Stumbling blocks in intercultural communication; and Prejudice in intercultural communication."
Seeing voices: A journey into the world of the deaf by Oliver Sacks
Call Number: HV2370.S23 1990 (Lambert)
ISBN: 0060973471
Publication Date: 1990
"Like The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, this is a fascinating voyage into a strange and wonderful land, a provocative meditation on communication, biology, adaptation, and culture. In Seeing Voices, Oliver Sacks turns his attention to the subject of deafness, and the result is a deeply felt portrait of a minority struggling for recognition and respect—a minority with its own rich, sometimes astonishing, culture and unique visual language, an extraordinary mode of communication that tells us much about the basis of language in hearing people as well. Seeing Voices is, as Studs Terkel has written, 'an exquisite, as well as revelatory, work.'"

The Oxford handbook of deaf studies, language, and education: Volume 1 by Marc Marschark (Editor); Patricia Elizabeth Spencer (Editor)
ISBN: 9780199750986
Publication Date: 2011
"The field of deaf studies, language, and education has grown dramatically over the past forty years. From work on the linguistics of sign language and parent-child interactions to analyses of school placement and the the mapping of brain function in deaf individuals, research across a range of disciplines has greatly expanded not just our knowledge of deafness and the deaf, but also the very origins of language, social interaction, and thinking. In this updated edition of the landmark original volume, a range of international experts present a comprehensive overview of the field of deaf studies, language, and education. This first of two volumes features specially-commissioned, updated essays on topics including: language and language development, hearing and speech perception, education, literacy, cognition, and the complex cultural, social, and psychological issues associated with deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. The range of these topics shows the current state of research and identifies the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead. Combining historical background, research, and strategies for teaching and service provision, the two-volume Oxford Handbook of Deaf Studies, Language, and Education stands as the benchmark reference work in the field of deaf studies."
The Oxford handbook of deaf studies, language, and education: Volume 2 by Marc Marschark (Editor); Patricia Elizabeth Spencer (Editor)
ISBN: 9780195390032
Publication Date: 2010
The Oxford Handbook of Deaf Studies, Language, and Education, Volume 2, is an updated edition of the landmark original volume. A range of international experts present a comprehensive overview of the field of deaf studies, language, and education. Pairing practical information with detailed analyses of what works, why, and for whom—all while banishing the paternalism that once dogged the field—this second of two volumes features specially-commissioned, updated articles on topics including: language and language development, hearing and speech perception, education, literacy, cognition, and the complex cultural, social, and psychological issues associated with deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. The range of these topics shows the current state of research and identifies the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead."
The Oxford handbook of deaf studies in learning and cognition by Marc Marschark & Harry Knoors (Eds.)
ISBN: 0190054069
Publication Date: 2020
"In recent years, the intersection of cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, and neuroscience regarding deaf individuals has received increasing attention from a variety of academic and educational audiences. Both research and pedagogy have addressed questions about whether deaf children learn in the same ways that hearing children learn, how signed languages and spoken languages might affect different aspects of cognition and cognitive development, and the ways in which hearing loss influences how the brain processes and retains information."
The Oxford handbook of deaf studies in literacy by Susan R. Easterbrooks (Editor); Hannah M. Dostal (Editor)
ISBN: 9780197508268
Publication Date: 2020
"The Oxford Handbook of Deaf Studies in Literacy brings together state-of-the-art research on literacy learning among deaf and hard of hearing learners (DHH). With contributions from experts in the field, this volume covers topics such as the importance of language and cognition, phonological or orthographic awareness, morphosyntactic and vocabulary understanding, reading comprehension and classroom engagement, written language, and learning among challenged populations. Avoiding sweeping generalizations about DHH readers that overlook varied experiences, this volume takes a nuanced approach, providing readers with the research to help DHH students gain competence in reading comprehension."

Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education

Ejournals (EBSCO): 1999 - present.
"The Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education is a scholarly journal integrating and co-ordinating basic and applied research relating to individuals who are deaf, including cultural, developmental, linguistic, and educational topics.The Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education addresses issues of current and future concern to allied fields, encouraging interdisciplinary discussion. This journal promises a forum that is timely, of high quality, and accessible to researchers and educators, as well as lay audiences."

Trends in Hearing

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ): 2014 - present.
"Trends in Hearing is an open access journal dedicated to publishing original research and reviews on human hearing, hearing loss, hearing aids, and auditory implants. The focus of the journal is on experimental and modeling studies that investigate fundamental and translational questions in hearing science."

Aldalur, A., & Schooler, D. (2019). Culture and deaf women’s body image. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 24(1), 11–24. https://doi.org/10.1093/deafed/eny028

Edmondson, S., & Howe, J. (2019). Exploring the social inclusion of deaf young people in mainstream schools, using their lived experience. Educational Psychology in Practice, 35(2), 216–228. https://doi.org/10.1080/02667363.2018.1557113

Marschark, M., Young, A., & Lukomski, J. (2002). Perspectives on inclusion. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 7(3), 187–188. https://doi.org/10.1093/deafed/7.3.187

Smith, C., & Allman, T. (2020). Diversity in deafness: Assessing students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Psychology in the Schools, 57(3), 362–374. https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.22310

Urban, E. (1989) Childhood deafness: Compensatory deintegration of the self. The Journal of Analytical Psychology, 34(2), 143–157. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-5922.1989.00143.x

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