Deaf Sport: The Impact of Sports within the Deaf Community

by David A. Stewart

Overview

Deaf Sport describes the full ramifications of athletics for Deaf people, from the meaning of individual participation to the cultural bonding resulting from their organization. Deaf Sport profiles noted deaf sports figures and the differences particular to Deaf sports, such as the use of sign language for score keeping, officiating, and other communication.

     This important book analyzes the governing and business aspects of Deaf sport, both local deaf groups and the American Athletic Association of the Deaf and the World Games for the Deaf. It shows the positive psychological and educational impact of Deaf sport, and how it serves to socialize further the geographically dispersed members of the Deaf community.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780930323745
Publisher:	Gallaudet University Press
Publication date:	06/01/1991
Edition description:	1
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

David A. Stewart was Professor, Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

Editorial Reviews

Not only about deaf athletes but about deaf people more generally, and about how a multitude of forces have shaped the evolution of the deaf community. The institution of deaf sport is used as an example of how psychological, social, and educational factors have persuaded a large segment of the deaf population to form and preserve a way of life that is distinct from that of the hearing population. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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