... by Bahan, Hoffmeister, and Lane, I have acquired a better understanding of the deaf community and their culture. Along with the videos See What I Mean: Differences between Deaf & Hearing Cultures and Deaf Perspective Heritage I have acquired a clear understanding of why the deaf have a unique culture and community. In A Journey into the Deaf-World four characteristics of a culture are mentioned. The first one is that there ... is a common characteristic among the members of a group. The deaf has a common characteristic because they all share the ... is that they identify themselves as ...

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