Navigating Deaf and Hearing Cultures: An Exploration of Deaf Acculturative Stress
| Autor: | Aileen Aldalur, Lawrence H Pick, Deborah Schooler |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Adult
Intersectionality 030506 rehabilitation Dominant culture Cultural identity media_common.quotation_subject Stressor Anxiety Anger Mental health Acculturation Education Developmental psychology 030507 speech-language pathology & audiology 03 medical and health sciences Speech and Hearing Persons With Hearing Impairments Hearing Biculturalism otorhinolaryngologic diseases Humans 0305 other medical science Psychology media_common |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education. 26:299-313 |
| ISSN: | 1465-7325 1081-4159 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/deafed/enab014 |
| Popis: | While there are many benefits of bilingualism and biculturalism, it is increasingly recognized that individuals may also experience acculturative stress as they navigate between different cultural environments. Acculturative stress results from struggles to acculturate, including pressures from the dominant culture and one’s heritage culture to maintain specific languages, values, and customs. This study sought to explore experiences of acculturative stress among Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) adults. Thirteen ethnically and racially diverse DHH adults, aged 21–52, participated in semi-structured focus groups. Krueger’s (1994) framework analysis was used to analyze the data. Participants reported pressures from the Hearing community as Hearing, Speaking, and English Pressures; Hearing Cultural Expectations; and Family Marginalization. Pressures from the Deaf community included ASL Pressures; Deaf Cultural Expectations; and Small Community Dynamics. Participants also discussed unique stressors related to their intersecting cultural identities (Intersectionality). The psychosocial impacts of acculturative stress included anger, anxiety, depression, exhaustion, resentment, and trauma. Coping resources were also discussed. Results highlight the saliency of acculturative stress among DHH adults and the need for continued investigations of the construct, particularly as it relates to mental health. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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