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'Deaf and Hearing Individuals' beliefs about the capabilities of…
'Deaf and Hearing Individuals' beliefs about the capabilities of Deaf people
Attitude towards Deaf people
hearing people may not be hostile towards Deaf people, but may inflict stereotypical characteristics upon them
Examples of stereotypical, negative/positive connotations:
" deaf people are quiet"
" deaf people are lazy"
Misconception views can be internalized by Deaf people
Effects on Deaf peoples feelings and self-worth
Detrimental to their personality
Other Effects
Just as hearing people may proclaim false perceptions on Deaf people, Deaf people can misunderstand hearing people attitudes
Factors of unsatisfactory attitudes towards Deaf:
1) misinformation and ignorance of hearing people (regarding deafness as a pathology)
2) lack of opportunities to learn about deafness
3) communication barriers and gaps
4) cultural differences
5) little opportunity of meaningful interaction
Collectively, communication barriers dial down resulting to little interaction to learn both hearing and deaf individuals norms and values
How Deaf people identify themselves are important (shaped by experiences)
Deaf children born from Deaf parents
usually are immersed into Deaf culture, utilize sign language, interact with Deaf adults BOTH at home and school
more likely to develop sense of language, values, and culture of Deaf culture
attain greater sense of belonging and self-esteem
Deaf children born to hearing parents
mainstream educational settings - not ideal
lack of interaction to have Deaf role models at home/school
immersed in hearing culture
Individuals who prefer oral communication
refer themselves as hard of hearing, bicultural
converse with those alike
eventually involve themselves into Deaf culture - result from experience of restricted social life and getting frustrated communicating orally
Means of study
Aim 1- explore hearing and deaf peoples opinions of capabilities of Deaf children in Greece
Aim 2 - examine beliefs of 2 groups of Deaf adults
1) who communicated in GSL, socialized with others alike, belonged to Deaf community
2) socialized with hearing or deaf adults orally, do not belong to Deaf community
4 groups individually studied:
Deaf adults communicated in GSL
Deaf adults who communicated in oral language
Hearing adults who attended GSL course
Hearing adult who D/N attend course
Outcome:
All participants had positive beliefs of capabilities of Deaf people
( most positive merged from those who communicated via GSL and attended course)
emphasizing GSL courses brings more than awareness and education community
facilitates development of of positive concepts about capabilities
Deaf teachers play crucial role as role model
both deaf and hearing need to understand each others attitudes since perceptions of each side can influence environment of the other (work, society, etc)