| Question |
Answer |
| Culture |
Knowledge, beliefs, art, morals, laws, customs and any other capabilities and habits acquired as a member of a group... Including language. |
| Deaf Culture |
A compilation of experiences and solutions that Deaf people have found to be effective in providing them with productive lives. A shared language, importance of social activities, passing culture through stories and attending residential schools. |
| Deaf Community |
Members of the Deaf community are influenced culturally, politically and practically, individually and collectively by ideas and movements in the surrounding culture. |
| Difference between Deaf culture and Deaf community |
The Deaf community is the people while Deaf culture is their way of life. |
| High Context cultures |
Societies or groups where people have close connections over a long period of time. Many aspects of culture behavior are not made explicit because it is known. Shared knowledge, common experiences, goals and beliefs. |
| Low Context cultures |
Societies where people tend to have many connections but of a shorter duration or for a specific reason. Cultural behvaiors and beliefs are implicit. Diverse set of backgrounds, different socioeconomic classes, education and religions. |
| Proxemics |
The prefered conversational distance between people in different situations. Socially - converstational distance. Personally - furnature, interiror of rooms, environment. |
| Kinesics |
Anything not spoken. Non-verbal behaviors such as body language/gestures, facial experessions or eye gaze. |
| Individualism (Individualist Culture) |
30% of the world's cultures. Values of society is "what is best for me". Don't ask others, seperate from parents. One is encouraged to be independent, self-relient, and always ready to take responsibility for own actions. |
| Collectivism (Collectivist Culture) |
70% of the world's cultures. Strong identity with the group, what is best for the group. Help each other survive, duty to share. You are in or out. |
| Monochronic Culture |
Time is segmented linearly, focus on one thing or person at a time. Meetings are held to strict schedules and the task at hand. Life is compartmentalized. |
| Polychronic Culture |
Relationships take prescedence over agendas and schedules. Take time to find out about other people's lives. |
| Past Oriented Cultures |
Connected to their history. Keep their traditions such as name signs for Deaf Culture. Don't like change unless agreed upon by the group. |
| Future Oriented Cultures |
Focused on change and progress. Change is good. |
| Deaf culture is what kinds of cultures? |
Collectivist: What is best for the group. High Context: Shared knowledge, common experiences, goals and beliefs. Polychronic: People come first. Past oriented - traditional. |
| Hearing culture is what kinds of cultures? |
Low Context, Individualist, Monochromatic and Future oriented. |
Biology Lab Midterm
