ADC Exam 2 Questions and Answers6
What are the five stages of cultural awareness? - ANSWERS-Conformity, Dissonance, Resistance
and immersion, Introspection, Awareness
What is conformity? - ANSWERS-Behavior in accordance with socially accepted conventions or
standards (Deaf people growing up with no appreciation of the Deaf because of the negative
messages they receive)
What is dissonance? - ANSWERS-A lack of agreement between the truth and what people want
to believe (meeting a successful Deaf person for the first time)
What is resistance and immerson? - ANSWERS-Become determined to learn more about their
cultural identity (reject hearing aids, stop using speech, terminate relationships with hearing
friends, sense of relief from stopping trying to be hearing)
What is Introspection? - ANSWERS-The examination or observation of one's own mental and
emotional processes (recognize that parents had good intentions, revisit hearing aids, new role
models identified, formulate new ways of thinking about what it means to be a member of the
Deaf community)
What is awareness? - ANSWERS-Knowledge or perception of a situation or fact (at peace with
themselves and their relationships, use or nonuse of speech, hearing aids, CI, etc. by their own
choice, will associate with hearing people as much or as little as they want)
The work of Stokoe, Casterline, and Cronberg - ANSWERS-Developed the first ASL dictionary,
referred to Deaf as "minority group" and "linguistic community" for the first time, noted
development of ASL and the formation of the Deaf community as a result of the innate desire to
have an effective communication system and the drive to belong to a group or community
, The work of Stokoe, Casterline, and Cronberg cont. - ANSWERS-Led to migration towards the
Deaf community, noted patterns of social contact and identification of places where Deaf
people tended to congregate (residential schools). Work by this group is significant as the first
scholarly representation of the Deaf experience as a cultural phenomenon
Kathryn Meadow-Orlans - ANSWERS-Proposed the experiences of Deaf people could best be
described as a sub-culture of the American culture, identified marriage among Deaf people as
on of the vital components of the culture (90% Deaf marry Deaf)
What is identity? - ANSWERS-Your identity is how you define who you are; it is also how others
define you
Balanced bicultural Deaf - ANSWERS-Comfortable in Deaf and hearing communities, speak and
sign well
Deaf Dominant Bicultural - ANSWERS-Function well in both but if given choice chooses Deaf
who can sign, enjoy hearing friends but socializing with Deaf is more rewarding
Hearing Dominant Bicultural Deaf - ANSWERS-Function well in Deaf community but have limited
contact with other Deaf people, because of life circumstances they have few contacts with Deaf
people
Culturally Separated Deaf person - ANSWERS-Intentionally keeps contact with hearing people to
a minimum, prefers to work in a Deaf setting, happiness is with the Deaf community
Culturally Marginalized Individual - ANSWERS-Does not feel at ease in the Deaf community or
the hearing community, don't speak well and don't know sign
What are the five stages of cultural awareness? - ANSWERS-Conformity, Dissonance, Resistance
and immersion, Introspection, Awareness
What is conformity? - ANSWERS-Behavior in accordance with socially accepted conventions or
standards (Deaf people growing up with no appreciation of the Deaf because of the negative
messages they receive)
What is dissonance? - ANSWERS-A lack of agreement between the truth and what people want
to believe (meeting a successful Deaf person for the first time)
What is resistance and immerson? - ANSWERS-Become determined to learn more about their
cultural identity (reject hearing aids, stop using speech, terminate relationships with hearing
friends, sense of relief from stopping trying to be hearing)
What is Introspection? - ANSWERS-The examination or observation of one's own mental and
emotional processes (recognize that parents had good intentions, revisit hearing aids, new role
models identified, formulate new ways of thinking about what it means to be a member of the
Deaf community)
What is awareness? - ANSWERS-Knowledge or perception of a situation or fact (at peace with
themselves and their relationships, use or nonuse of speech, hearing aids, CI, etc. by their own
choice, will associate with hearing people as much or as little as they want)
The work of Stokoe, Casterline, and Cronberg - ANSWERS-Developed the first ASL dictionary,
referred to Deaf as "minority group" and "linguistic community" for the first time, noted
development of ASL and the formation of the Deaf community as a result of the innate desire to
have an effective communication system and the drive to belong to a group or community
, The work of Stokoe, Casterline, and Cronberg cont. - ANSWERS-Led to migration towards the
Deaf community, noted patterns of social contact and identification of places where Deaf
people tended to congregate (residential schools). Work by this group is significant as the first
scholarly representation of the Deaf experience as a cultural phenomenon
Kathryn Meadow-Orlans - ANSWERS-Proposed the experiences of Deaf people could best be
described as a sub-culture of the American culture, identified marriage among Deaf people as
on of the vital components of the culture (90% Deaf marry Deaf)
What is identity? - ANSWERS-Your identity is how you define who you are; it is also how others
define you
Balanced bicultural Deaf - ANSWERS-Comfortable in Deaf and hearing communities, speak and
sign well
Deaf Dominant Bicultural - ANSWERS-Function well in both but if given choice chooses Deaf
who can sign, enjoy hearing friends but socializing with Deaf is more rewarding
Hearing Dominant Bicultural Deaf - ANSWERS-Function well in Deaf community but have limited
contact with other Deaf people, because of life circumstances they have few contacts with Deaf
people
Culturally Separated Deaf person - ANSWERS-Intentionally keeps contact with hearing people to
a minimum, prefers to work in a Deaf setting, happiness is with the Deaf community
Culturally Marginalized Individual - ANSWERS-Does not feel at ease in the Deaf community or
the hearing community, don't speak well and don't know sign
