The artificial ear : cochlear implants and the culture of deafness

The artificial ear : cochlear implants and the culture of deafness / Stuart Blume.

Part ethnography and part historical study, The Artificial Ear is based on interviews with researchers who were pivotal in the early development and implementation of the new technology necessary for cochlear implants. Through an analysis of the scientific and clinical literature, Stuart Blume recon...

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Main Author: Blume, Stuart S., 1942-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2010.
Subjects:
Geschichte 1930-2010.
Geschichte 1950-2010.
Cochlear implants > Social aspects.
Cochlear implants > History.
Medical policy.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Hearing & Speech.
MEDICAL > Audiology & Speech Pathology.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > History.
Medical policy
Cochlear implants
Cochlear-Implantat
Gehörlosigkeit
Diskriminierung
Cochleaire implantaten.
Doofheid.
Sociale aspecten.
Cochlear-Implantat.
Gehörlosigkeit.
Diskriminierung.
History
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Table of Contents:
  • The promise of new medical technology
  • The making of the cochlear implant
  • The cochlear implant and the deaf community
  • The globalization of a controversial technology
  • Implantation politics in the Netherlands
  • Contexts of uncertainty : parental decision making
  • Politics and medical progress.

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