Mother Father Deaf: Living Between Sound and Silence
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"Mother father deaf" is the phrase commonly used within the Deaf community to refer to hearing children of deaf parents. These children grow up between two cultures, the Hearing and the Deaf, forever balancing the worlds of sound and silence. Paul Preston, one of these children, takes us to the place where Deaf and Hearing cultures meet, where families like his own embody the conflicts and resolutions of two often opposing world views. Based on 150 interviews with adult hearing children of deaf parents throughout the United States, Mother Father Deaf examines the process of assimilation and cultural affiliation among a population whose lives incorporate the paradox of being culturally "Deaf" yet functionally hearing. It is rich in anecdote and analysis, remarkable for its insights into a family life normally closed to outsiders. Booklist Through stories, family histories, and sensitive questioning, Preston reveals what it feels like to stand astride the two cultural communities and offers new insights into the world of deafness.
PART 1: WHEN CULTURES COLLIDE1. Introduction2. Interpreting Our LivesPART 2: FAMILY ALBUMS3. Invisible and Profound4. Views from the Other Side5. The Alternate Family6. Imperfect MirrorsPART 3: CHILDHOOD LANDSCAPES7. A Song You Never Heard Before8. Inside Out or Upside Down9. The Heritage of Difference10. Hyphenated LivesPART 4: A DISTANT WORLD CALLED HOME11. Identity on the Margins of CultureEpilogueGlossaryNotesReferenceAcknowledgmentIndex
