Deaf Culture Final Exam Questions
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Marlee Matlin - correct answers✅✅- Won Oscar in 1986 for
Best Actress for her performance in Children of a Lesser God
- Secured roles in 14 other films and 21 TV shows
- 1986 named one of the top ten most beautiful women
- Worked with professional writers for autobiography "I'll Scream
Later"
-Advocate for Deaf community for full access of public media,
such as captioning
- Awarded honorary degree by Gallaudet for dedication and
advocacy work Deaf community
Elite Deaf - correct answers✅✅- growing group of Deaf
professional middle-class indiviuals
- have college degrees, professional jobs, and live comfortably
-Typically among the political leaders for Deaf community,
working to improve quality of life for future Deaf generations
- Active in state and civic associations of the Deaf and advocate
for improved quality of life for all deaf people and better
educational opportunities for deaf children
Hearing Dominant Bi-cultural Deaf Individuals - correct
answers✅✅-individuals who can function well within Deaf
community, but who have relatively limited contacts with other
Deaf people; peoples' lives revolve around hearing people; do not
shun Deaf community, just limited exposure
,Deaf Culture Final Exam Questions
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Deaf Dominant Bi-cultural Individuals - correct answers✅✅-
function well around Deaf and hearing, but, if given a choice, they
would choose to be with Deaf people, more specifically, people
who can sign; invest time and energy in making contacts with
hearing people as effective possible (ex: may teach neighbor or
coworker to sign); assert selves in hearing situations by using
interpreters, writing notes, etc.
Culturally Captive - correct answers✅✅individuals who grew
up without any knowledge of the deaf community
Culturally Isolated - correct answers✅✅The deaf person
chooses not to be affiliated with the Deaf community and rejects
ASL and Deaf culture. Experiences life of isolation and loneliness.
"Oral failures."
Culturally Separate Deaf Individuals - correct answers✅✅-
individuals who intentionally keep contacts with hearing people to
a minimum; Deaf with this identity decide they will live more
effectively avoiding awkward interactions with hearing people
(communication barriers, patronizing attitudes, insensitivity, and
oppression)
Balanced Bicultural - correct answers✅✅The deaf person is
truly comfortable with both hearing and Deaf communities.
, Deaf Culture Final Exam Questions
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Culturally Marginal Individuals - correct answers✅✅-do not
feel at ease in Deaf community, but do not feel part of hearing
society either
-feel marginalized because people avoid this person due to
difficulties with communication
5 Stages of Cultural Awareness - correct answers✅✅1.
Conformity - member of oppressed group spends years growing
up trying to conform to society's expectations of their
disfranchised community
2. Dissonance - person is exposed to the positive aspects of the
stigmatized community for the first time; triggers a reevaluation
of his or her affiliation with this group of people
3. Resistance and Immersion - Individual from disenfranchised
group becomes determined to learn more about their cultural
identity; shun mainstream society as much as possible
4. Introspection - Individual begins to reexamine the extreme
stance in previous stage
5. Awareness - Individual comes to terms with their culture and is
at peace at home and internally; have achieved full control of
their lives
Answers A+ Guide
Marlee Matlin - correct answers✅✅- Won Oscar in 1986 for
Best Actress for her performance in Children of a Lesser God
- Secured roles in 14 other films and 21 TV shows
- 1986 named one of the top ten most beautiful women
- Worked with professional writers for autobiography "I'll Scream
Later"
-Advocate for Deaf community for full access of public media,
such as captioning
- Awarded honorary degree by Gallaudet for dedication and
advocacy work Deaf community
Elite Deaf - correct answers✅✅- growing group of Deaf
professional middle-class indiviuals
- have college degrees, professional jobs, and live comfortably
-Typically among the political leaders for Deaf community,
working to improve quality of life for future Deaf generations
- Active in state and civic associations of the Deaf and advocate
for improved quality of life for all deaf people and better
educational opportunities for deaf children
Hearing Dominant Bi-cultural Deaf Individuals - correct
answers✅✅-individuals who can function well within Deaf
community, but who have relatively limited contacts with other
Deaf people; peoples' lives revolve around hearing people; do not
shun Deaf community, just limited exposure
,Deaf Culture Final Exam Questions
Answers A+ Guide
Deaf Dominant Bi-cultural Individuals - correct answers✅✅-
function well around Deaf and hearing, but, if given a choice, they
would choose to be with Deaf people, more specifically, people
who can sign; invest time and energy in making contacts with
hearing people as effective possible (ex: may teach neighbor or
coworker to sign); assert selves in hearing situations by using
interpreters, writing notes, etc.
Culturally Captive - correct answers✅✅individuals who grew
up without any knowledge of the deaf community
Culturally Isolated - correct answers✅✅The deaf person
chooses not to be affiliated with the Deaf community and rejects
ASL and Deaf culture. Experiences life of isolation and loneliness.
"Oral failures."
Culturally Separate Deaf Individuals - correct answers✅✅-
individuals who intentionally keep contacts with hearing people to
a minimum; Deaf with this identity decide they will live more
effectively avoiding awkward interactions with hearing people
(communication barriers, patronizing attitudes, insensitivity, and
oppression)
Balanced Bicultural - correct answers✅✅The deaf person is
truly comfortable with both hearing and Deaf communities.
, Deaf Culture Final Exam Questions
Answers A+ Guide
Culturally Marginal Individuals - correct answers✅✅-do not
feel at ease in Deaf community, but do not feel part of hearing
society either
-feel marginalized because people avoid this person due to
difficulties with communication
5 Stages of Cultural Awareness - correct answers✅✅1.
Conformity - member of oppressed group spends years growing
up trying to conform to society's expectations of their
disfranchised community
2. Dissonance - person is exposed to the positive aspects of the
stigmatized community for the first time; triggers a reevaluation
of his or her affiliation with this group of people
3. Resistance and Immersion - Individual from disenfranchised
group becomes determined to learn more about their cultural
identity; shun mainstream society as much as possible
4. Introspection - Individual begins to reexamine the extreme
stance in previous stage
5. Awareness - Individual comes to terms with their culture and is
at peace at home and internally; have achieved full control of
their lives
