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Based on scholarship presented at a 2003 conference held at Gallaudet University, this collection of thirteen essays explores the complex sociological interplay between genetics and deafness, as viewed by a distinguished panel of scholars and scientists from the platforms of their respective disciplines. Noted contributors include Louis Menand, who offers up a meditation on the value of human diversity, and geneticist Walter E. Nance, who discusses the importance of scientific knowledge in empowering individuals to make informed personal decisions.

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Society & culture: general Social issues & processes

• Full title: Genetics, Disability, and Deafness
• Author: John Vickrey Van Cleve
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240
• EAN: 9781563685767
• ISBN: 1563685760
• ID: 04813043
• Publisher: Gallaudet University Press,U.S.
• Weight: 386 g
• Dimensions: 229 × 152 × 18 mm
• Date of publishing: 11. February 2014

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