Eradicating deafness?: genetics, pathology, and diversity in twentieth-century america
Auteur :
Schmidt, Marion Andrea
Éditeur :
Manchester University Press
ISBN :
9781526182395
Date de publication :
29 oct. 2024
Dimensions :
21,6 x 13,8 x 1,2 cm
Poids :
257 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
How did American geneticists go from fearing the dysgenic effects of deaf intermarriage to considering modern biotechnology a threat for Deaf culture? This book provides insight into changing ideas of what deafness is, what science and medicine should achieve, and to the transformative effect of exchange between scientists and deaf communities. -- .