Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. 1. Introduction: The Field, the Questions and the Researcher 1
5. Part I: The Body
6. 2. The Use of the Senses 15
7. 3. The Use of Guide Dogs and Long Canes 25
8. Part II: The Domestic Circle
9. 4. Coming of Age 37
10. 5. Raising Sighted Children 49
11. Part III: Reaching for Material Needs
12. 6. Seeking Employment 63
13. 7. The Work Experience 73
14. 8. The Experience of Support I: The Blindness System 85
15. 9. The Experience of Support II: Living with the System 99
16. Part IV: Reaching for Fulfillment: Friendship, Dignity, Integration
17. 10. The Dilemma of Association among Blind People 115
18. 11. The Alternative of Ethnicity 129
19. 12. The Alternative of Citizenship 141
20. 13. The Dilemma of Integration among the Sighted 153
21. 14. Conclusion: From Ethnography of Blindness to Anthropology of Disability 167
22. Notes 175
23. References 185
24. Index 193