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This chapter delineates three foundational social questions covering identity and its confluence with society. The authors, deaf academics, use these foundational questions as a framework to examine sociological perceptions of deaf identities.
Mar 27, 2009 · For d/Deaf people, this phrase is taken to mean an auditory environment consisting of culturally sanctioned ways of communicating through spoken language, related gestures and facial expressions, attention-getting techniques, and vocal qualifiers, such as tone of voice (Stokoe, 1989). This hearing cultural environment is most typically the ...
This chapter delineates three foundational social questions covering identity and its confluence with society. The authors, deaf academics, use these foundational questions as a framework to examine sociological perceptions of deaf identities.
Mar 12, 2020 · Our analysis surfaces deaf people's encounters with one another and how, relatedly, becoming Deaf is shaped by Goffman's concepts of affiliation and obtrusiveness. For example, we show how shifting affiliations occur when transitioning into a minority (e.g., Deaf) culture, through interactions that demand managing the obtrusiveness of multiple ...
- Laura Mauldin, Tara Fannon
- 2021
Feb 8, 2021 · This second edition of Deaf People and Society is an updated and revised look at deaf culture from multiple perspectives, with the question, “What does it mean to be deaf?” at its center.
- Jason P Lilly
- 2021
Dec 17, 2016 · We have divided the literature into six major themes or strands of focus. These are (1) deafness as a problem, (2) constructing deafness, (3) deafness. and social institutions, (4) deafness and...
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Definition. Deaf culture is a term denoting membership in a cultural community comprised of Deaf individuals who utilize American Sign Language (ASL) as their primary form of communication. Like other cultural groups, unique social norms, acculturation processes, and stages of identity development are present within Deaf culture.
