A lens on deaf identities [electronic resource] / Irene W. Leigh. Leigh, Irene. Deafness. Identity (Psychology) Deafness Psychological aspects. Self-perception. Group identity. HV2395 362.42 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. This title explores identity formation in deaf persons. It looks at the major influences on deaf identity, including the relatively recent formal recognition of a deaf culture, the different internalized models of disability and deafness, and the appearance of deaf identity theories in the psychological literature. New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010. 2010. 2010 Text 1 online resource (xiii, 223 p.). http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195320664.001.0001 eng Perspectives on deafness Perspectives on deafness.