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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.
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. The authors explore historical perspectives, diversity within the deaf community, and legal issues from a deaf perspective including hearing culture ...
- Jason P Lilly
- 2021
Definition: Deaf Culture is a unique social, linguistic, and cultural community shared by Deaf individuals who often use sign language as their primary means of communication. It is built on shared experiences, values, traditions, and ways of interacting, much like any other cultural group.
Mar 27, 2009 · Psychosocial literature covering theory and research on identity evolution in deaf and hard-of-hearing persons is relatively recent. This chapter presents conceptual and theoretical perspectives on the formation of diverse deaf identity categories and how individuals may transition into and out of categories.
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.
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.
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Deaf people have long been considered members of a unique community—with a Deaf culture and a Deaf identity. Yet deaf people can also belong to other social groups—as their hearing counterparts do. This contributes to the increasing “diver-sity in the Deaf community” (Holcomb, 2013) and “complexity of deaf identities” (Leigh, 2017).
