Jargons for deafness as institutional constructions of the deaf body |
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| Authors: | R. S. Rosen |
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| Affiliation: | a Programme in the Teaching of American Sign Language as a Foreign Language, Teachers College, Columbia University, Department of Health and Behavior Studies, Box 223, New York, New York 10027, USA. |
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| Abstract: | Jargons for deafness are seen here as social institutional constructions of the deaf body. Social institutions develop agendas commensurate with their view of the place of deaf people in society, create jargons to define its deaf clientele base and proffer programmes to construct them. This study examines current jargons developed by constellations of 'healing', 'helping' and 'agencist' social institutions developed in the USA since 1990 in light of their purposes and practices. |
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