S.Y.W.T.B.A.I. CHAPTER 3 Flashcards
True or False: 90% of all Deaf people are born into Deaf families.
False: 90% of Deaf people are born into hearing families.
In contrast with Deaf culture’s focus on sight, hearing culture highly values the _____.
What is “voice”?
Deaf culture is not typically concerned about clock-time, with meetings likely beginning 20-40 minutes after the announced start time, this is an example of what kind of culture?
Collectivist Culture.
The language of interaction among most Deaf people in America is _______.
What is American Sign Language?
Among Deaf people, the most common genre is ________ in nature. Thus visual events are discussed and elaborated upon with a great deal of detail.
What is narrative?
True or False: it is important for interpreters to develop knowledge and skill in various attention-getting and attention-maintenance devices, which are critical for starting and maintaining personal and interpreted interactions.
True!
When communicating with a Deaf person in ASL, frequent, sustained ___ ______ is mandatory.
In North American hearing culture, this kind of ___ _______ can be misinterpreted as threatening or sexual, and is therefore avoided.
What is eye contact?
ASL is an interactive language, requiring frequent feedback from the participants in a conversation. Often, this can be as simple as nodding one’s head to indicate comprehension, although there is a complex array of more sophisticated and subtle
techniques. This is what is called:
What is Back-Channeling or Reciprocal Signals?
______ are displayed visually among Deaf people and this visual display of affect is a
critical component of communication.
A visual display of this concept in North American Hearing culture is actively discouraged.
What are emotions?
Fluent signers, accomplished story tellers, political leaders fighting for Deaf rights all hold _____ within Deaf cultural communities.
What is status?
