The people of the eye : deaf ethnicity and ancestry / [electronic resource] Harlan Lane, Richard Pillard, Ulf Hedberg. Lane, Harlan L. Pillard, Richard. Hedberg, Ulf. Deaf United States History. Deafness Social aspects United States. Heredity. Ethnic groups. HV2530 305.90820973 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed Jan. 11, 2011). What are ethnic groups? Are Deaf people who sign American Sign Language (ASL) an ethnic group? This book brings Deaf studies, history, cultural anthropology, genetics, sociology, and disability studies to bear as it compares the values, customs and social organization of the Deaf world to those in ethnic groups. New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011. 2011. 2011 Text 1 online resource. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199759293.001.0001 eng United States United States.