Concept information
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multiculturalism and special populations
African American education
psychology and human development
literacy
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multiculturalism and special populations
African American education
psychology and human development
literacy
Preferred term
deaf culture
Definition
- A cultural community arises when a group of people, communicating through a common language, develops a set of beliefs, social behaviors, and norms. Deaf people who use American Sign Language as their primary language form such a cultural community. [Source: Encyclopedia of the Social and Cultural Foundations of Education; Deaf Culture]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/deaf_culture
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