Are You Deaf or Hard of Hearing? Which Do You Go By: Perceptions of Identity in Families of Students with Hearing Loss

Autor/inn/en	Kemmery, Megan A.; Compton, Mary V.
Titel	Are You Deaf or Hard of Hearing? Which Do You Go By: Perceptions of Identity in Families of Students with Hearing Loss
Quelle	In: Volta Review, 114 (2014) 2, S.157-192 (36 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0042-8639
DOI	10.17955/tvr.114.2.748
Schlagwörter	Deafness; Hearing Impairments; Identification (Psychology); Student Attitudes; Parent Attitudes; Interaction; Interpersonal Relationship; Context Effect; Experience; Self Determination; Resilience (Psychology); Advocacy; Language Usage; Mainstreaming; English; Speech Communication; Elementary Secondary Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gehörlosigkeit; Taubstummheit; Hearing impairment; Hörbehinderung; Schülerverhalten; Elternverhalten; Interaktion; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Erfahrung; Selbstbestimmung; Sozialanwaltschaft; Sprachgebrauch; English language; Englisch
Abstract	Analyzing the self-identities of students with hearing loss and the perceptions of their caregivers/parents assists in understanding of one another and facilitates students' self-advocacy development; however, disparate views of identity must be reconciled before addressing how to foster self-advocacy. Caregivers/parents must be receptive to how a student with hearing loss identifies him/herself (Cole & Edelmann, 1991; Jackson, Traub, & Turnbull, 2008; Schlesinger & Meadow, 1972). This study examines perspectives of identity related to perceptions of hearing loss in 10 participants (i. e., 4 students and 6 caregivers/parents). Data collected from in-depth interviews describes how students identify themselves and how their caregivers/ parents identify their children with respect to their hearing status. Results showcase three factors that influence which identity type is selected: interactions with others, setting/context, and life experiences. Findings indicate self-determined identity types, the notion of identity as a fluid concept, and a sense of management as well as a sense of resiliency all exist when selecting an identity type related to hearing loss. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. 3417 Volta Place NW, Washington, DC 20007. Tel: 202-337-5220; Fax: 202-337-8314; e-mail: periodicals@agbell.org; Web site: http://www.agbell.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01