Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Introduction
Part I. Ethnicity and the Deaf-World
Chapter 1. Cultural Cohesive Forces
Chapter 2. Ethnic Boundaries
Chapter 3.Yes, But

Part II: Deaf Ancestry: Henniker, N. H., and Martha's Vineyard, Mass.
Chapter 4. Settling the New World
Chapter 5. The Brown family of Henniker, N. H.
Chapter 6. Martha's Vineyard, Mass
Chapter 7. Assimilating and Differentiating Societies

Part III: Deaf Ancestry in Maine: Northern Cluster
Chapter 8. Migration from the Vineyard to Maine
Chapter 9. Other Northern Settlers

Part IV: Deaf Ancestry in Maine: Southern Cluster
Chapter 10. Southern Cluster

Part V. Deaf Ancestry: Summary and Reflections

Appendices
Appendix A. Briefly Noted Lineages
Appendix B. What the Pedigrees Reveal about Genetic Transmission
Appendix C. Pedigree Methods
Appendix D. Every Name Index to Pedigrees at our Website
Index

About the Author

Harlan Lane is Distinguished University Professor of Psychology, Northeastern University. Richard C. Pillard is Professor of Psychiatry, Boston University. Ulf Hedberg is Director, Deaf Library Collections and Archives, Gallaudet University.

Reviews

thought provoking, analytical and an excellent reference point for anyone engaging in this field.
*Sara Louise Wheeler, British Sociological Association*

Readers will benefit from the data-driven and extensive coverage of hereditary deafness and understanding the roots of ethnic-like qualities concerning deaf people who live in a predominantly speaking society.
*Samuel J. Supalla College of Education, Disability & Psychoeducational Studies, University of Arizona*