Article summary of Deaf persons of Asian American, Hispanic American, and African American backgrounds by Foster and Kinuthia - 2003 - Exclusive
- What is deaf culture?
- What is Glickman’s (1996) model of the development of culturally deaf identities?
- How are deaf communities constructed according to Foster (1989)?
- Which hearing/deaf communities are defined by Wolf and Ladd (2003)?
- What is meant with a ¨minority within a minority¨?
- What is Foster´s et al. (2003) model of identity?
- What is identity salience?
What is deaf culture?
Deaf people are members of a unique culture with its own language, history, shared experiences, and identity. Some discover this culture from the start of their lives and go through specialized educational settings, residential schools, and colleges for the deaf. Some are born to hearing parents and consider themselves part of the hearing culture and attend
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