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Deaf Culture Article
Findings
- All participants in the present study had positive beliefs regarding the capabilities of deaf people. There were no significant differences between the female and male participants in the total sample as well as within groups.
- The most positive beliefs were found and expressed by the Deaf adults who communicated in GSL and hearing adults who attended GSL courses and hearing adults who attended GSL courses.
- The least positive perceptions were expressed by deaf adults who communicated orally and hearing adults who did not attend GSL courses.
- The four groups beliefs' differed significantly.
- Interviewee comments from both hearing groups indicated that there was a concern that hearing loss would affect deaf peoples capabilities and and would enable them to not perform as well as hearing people.
- While some participants felt that hearing played a major role in daily living and affected deaf peoples capabilities, other participants felt that each person has several personal characteristics, apart from being deaf, that may affect his or her performance and facilitate or hinder the development of a capability.
Research
- Deaf people towards themselves don't always see themselves as members of a culturally distinct group and their own perceptions and attitudes regarding deaf people vary since they constitute a diverse population.
- Deaf people shape their identities according to their experiences. A lot of it depends on if the Deaf child is raised by Deaf parents, or if they are raised by hearing parents.
- Culturally Deaf people will maintain their own identity associating themselves with the language, cultures, values of the Deaf community.
- Deaf children in hearing homes without exposure to the Deaf community will normally not have an opportunity to interact with culturally Deaf people.
- Deaf people who prefer oral communication and do not identify as culturally Deaf usually call themselves hard of hearing
Research
- Hearing people tend to hold negative attitudes and think stereotypically regarding Deaf people. They don't feel hostile towards them, they just contribute the stereotypical beliefs. This spreads negative connotations and thoughts on Deaf people.
- Deaf people may internalize society's negative attitudes. The negative stereotypical attitudes affects Deaf people's self worth, and cause harm to their personalities.
- Stereotyping is a type of discrimination.
- Barriers to communication between deaf and hearing people is the basis for the development of negative attitudes and stereotyping.
The Study
- The study explored the beliefs of 100 residents of Greece about the capabilities of Deaf people living in that country.
- The participants included Deaf adults who communicated in Greek sign language (GSL), Deaf adults who communicated orally, hearing adults who attended GSL courses, and hearing adults that did not attend GSL courses.
- Beliefs were explored through the ODP (Opinions about Deaf People) scale and an open interview.
Hypothesis
- The hypothesis was that culturally Deaf people who are known to have a higher self esteem and hold positive attitudes towards deaf people would also express more positive beliefs about the capabilities of deaf people relative to orally deaf study participants.
- The purpose of the present study was to describe and compare the beliefs regarding the capabilities of dead people of four groups of people.
- The four groups (a,b,c,d) A- 19 Deaf adults who communicated in GSL. B- 22 deaf adults who communicated in oral language. C- 35 Hearing adults who attended GSL courses. D- 24 Hearing adults who did not attend the GSL course.
Findings
- As a result of the study of sign languages and their recognition as complete languages, it gradually became apparent that sign languages have all the linguistic elements that characterize any real language.
- They indicated that there was an awareness of existing obstacles that could prevent deaf people from pursuing a goal.
Conclusion
- The positive beliefs regarding the capabilities deaf people that were identified in the present study were a promising finding. Nevertheless, there is an ongoing need for the development of deaf awareness programs that will make both hearing and deaf people aware of dead people and Deaf culture.