Deaf Studies 101 Final Exam questions with correct answers

Stereotyping happens when.... CORRECT ANSWER A person makes a judgement that generalizes to everyone in the stigmatized group, whether true or not. Discrimination happens when.... CORRECT ANSWER There is a negative action against members of a group. Audism represents.... CORRECT ANSWER A system of advantage based on hearing or speaking ability. When there is a communication breakdown between a hearing non-signer and a Deaf signer, and the Deaf person is blamed, this is called.... CORRECT ANSWER Audism, because the hearing person's inadequacy in signed language is not in the question. True or False: An example of audism is when hearing people see or hear the word "deaf," they assume the person will not be equally able to function as their hearing peers do. CORRECT ANSWER True. A Deaf person goes to a sports bar and asks the manager to turn on the captions. The manager turns it on. After a few minutes, a hearing customer nearby asks the manager to turn off the captions. The manager turns it off. The Deaf person asks the manager to mute the TV. The manager laughs and mutes the TV. What is this called? CORRECT ANSWER Resilience. Deaf employees are underrepresented in.... CORRECT ANSWER Professional or managerial occupations. Deaf people who are sick or hurt often.... CORRECT ANSWER Avoid health care services because of communication barriers.