Holcolmb Chapter 1
Deaf community existing since
1700s
first sign language dictionary (when)
1965
how many deaf people in the US
36 million, 17%
Deaf culture emerged
80s
More than ___ of deaf people are born to hearing parents
90
Deaf people seek cultural players for
access to important historical solutions for effective living
hearing culture
actions, behaviors and thinking of hearing people (American culture)
Categories of identities
balanced bicultural deaf deaf dominant bicultural individuals hearing dominant bicultural culturally separated deaf person a culturally isolated individual a culturally marginal individual culturally captive
deaf culture
bond that holds the deaf community together
Examples of individualist culture
child graduating and moving out retirement homes for aging parents
culturally isolated individual
chooses to not affiliate with the deaf comunity
Cultural awareness stages (5)
conformity dissonance resistance and immersion introspection awareness
intangible elements of a culture
customs, social etiquette ad conversational discourse
hearing dominant bicultural
deaf people are individuals who can function well within the deaf community but have limited contact with other deaf people
awareness stage
deaf people come to terms with being deaf and are at peace with themselves
Laurent Clers
deaf teach who co-founded American school for deaf
Heritage
describes why people subscribe to certain belief systems
customs
dictate rules of behavior, grounded in historical applications created due to specific needs
culturally marginal individual
does not feel at ease in the deaf community but does not feel apart of the hearing society either
Hearing-impaired
effort made in 70s to replace deaf -deaf community never accepted, discouraged by deaf community
Language
enables effective communication that holds community together way to express specific feelings, thoughts and ideas
deaf dominant bicultural
function well around both deaf and hearing people but if given a choice they would choose to be with deaf people/people who can sign
conformity stage
have no appreciation of culture they conform to societal views
Hearing-But
hearing people who have exhibited an extraordinarily positive attitude toward deaf people and deaf culture
common labels
hearing-impaired Deaf Hard of Hearing Hearing Hearing-But
Resistance and immersion stage
individuals from disenfranchised groups become determined to learn more about their cultural identity
balanced bicultural deaf
individuals who are truly comfortable in deaf and hearing communities.
hallmark most crucial for deaf community
language
Five Hallmarks of a culture
language heritage customs arts family or cultural players
sign language dictionary did what
made sign a real characteristic of deafness
Deaf (label)
more socially oriented than focused on the inability to hear well
introspection stage
people began to reexamine their stance they adopted in the previous stage
Hearing
people who are not deaf of hard of hearing
Dissonance stage
person is exposed to the positive aspects of the stigmatized community for the first time (triggers reevaluations)
arts
reflect the soul of culture reflects oppression, ignorance and beauty and pride
egalitarianism
same opportunity for success or failure, everyone interacts with everyone
culturally captive
sheltered from the deaf community, have no knowledge of the community, didn't get to meet others
culturally separate deaf person
someone who intentionally keeps contact with hearing people to a minimum
American deaf people noted for
strong sense of pride fierce protective stance toward rights of independence right to use sign language
individualist culture
success of the community depends on contributions made by individuals - individuals rights are most important
deaf means
the phsysiological condition of not hearing regardless of whether or not you choose to identify with the deaf community
collectivist culture
the success of the group is more important than individuals rights or opinions - reputation of the group above your own
family/cultural players
transmit values from one generation to the next to provide members with access to historical solutions for effective living
Deaf
used to characterize deaf individuals who use sign languages as their primary mode of communication and identify with Deaf culture
Heard of Hearing
used to describe those who have some use for their residual hearing - not typically involved in Deaf community
