Outsiders in a Hearing World: The Deaf Community.

Higgins, Paul C.

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ERIC Number: EJ200682

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Publication Date: 1979-Apr

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Outsiders in a Hearing World: The Deaf Community.

Higgins, Paul C.

Urban Life, v8 n1 p3-22 Apr 1979

Membership in deaf communities in a metropolitan area is neither granted to nor sought by all who are deaf. Rather, it is achieved through indentification with the deaf world, shared experiences of being hearing impaired, and involvement with other members. (Author/EB)

Descriptors: Communication Problems, Community Attitudes, Community Involvement, Deafness, Essays, Hearing Impairments, Identification (Psychology), Metropolitan Areas, Social Relations, Surveys

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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