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Managing the Experience of Hearing Loss in Britain, 1830-1950
Gooday, G.; Sayer, K.
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Hardback. Num Pages: 112 pages, biography. BIC Classification: YQS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
This book looks at how hearing loss among adults was experienced, viewed and treated in Britain before the National Health Service. We explore the changing status of ‘hard of hearing’ people during the nineteenth century as categorized among diverse and changing categories of ‘deafness’. Then we explore the advisory literature for managing hearing loss, and techniques for communicating with hearing aids, lip-reading and correspondence networks. From surveying the commercial selling and daily use of hearing aids, we see how adverse developments in eugenics prompted otologists to focus primarily on the prevention of deafness. The final chapter shows how hearing loss ... Read more
This book looks at how hearing loss among adults was experienced, viewed and treated in Britain before the National Health Service. We explore the changing status of ‘hard of hearing’ people during the nineteenth century as categorized among diverse and changing categories of ‘deafness’. Then we explore the advisory literature for managing hearing loss, and techniques for communicating with hearing aids, lip-reading and correspondence networks. From surveying the commercial selling and daily use of hearing aids, we see how adverse developments in eugenics prompted otologists to focus primarily on the prevention of deafness. The final chapter shows how hearing loss ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
Number of Pages
126
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137406873
SKU
V9781137406873
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99-15
About Gooday, G.; Sayer, K.
Graeme Gooday is Professor of the History of Science and Technology at the University of Leeds, UK. His specialist research themes include communications, electrification, patenting and gender in the period 1850-1930. He collaborates with various museums in collections-based research, especially the Thackray Museum and its substantial collection of hearing aids. Karen Sayer is Professor of Social and ... Read more
Reviews for Managing the Experience of Hearing Loss in Britain, 1830-1950
“Categorizing and investigating the experiences of a group defined through individual members’ emotional experience of hearing loss as a loss is a simple yet innovative approach, making this book valuable to the burgeoning field of the history of emotions.” (Coreen McGuire, Technology and Culture, Vol. 61 (4), October, 2020) “Managing the Experience of Hearing Loss in Britain, 1830-1930 offers a ... Read more