Navigating Two Cultures: Deaf Children, Self-Esteem, and Parents' Communication Patterns.

Desselle, Debra D.; Pearlmutter, Lynn

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ERIC Number: EJ550298

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Publication Date: 1997

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Navigating Two Cultures: Deaf Children, Self-Esteem, and Parents' Communication Patterns.

Desselle, Debra D.; Pearlmutter, Lynn

Social Work in Education, v19 n1 p23-30 Jan 1997

Examines the effect that hearing parents' communication methods have on the self-esteem of their deaf children. Results indicate that adolescents whose parents used total communication (speech, finger spelling, and sign language) had higher self-esteem scores than adolescents whose parents used speech only. Makes recommendations for school social workers. (RJM)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Communication (Thought Transfer), Deaf Interpreting, Deafness, Finger Spelling, Manual Communication, Parent Child Relationship, School Social Workers, Secondary Education, Sign Language, Total Communication

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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