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Deaf Culture for NIC Written Exam

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Culture   Knowledge, beliefs, art, morals, laws, customs and any other capabilities and habits acquired as a member of a group... Including language.  
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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.  
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Deaf Community   Members of the Deaf community are influenced culturally, politically and practically, individually and collectively by ideas and movements in the surrounding culture.  
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Difference between Deaf culture and Deaf community   The Deaf community is the people while Deaf culture is their way of life.  
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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.  
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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.  
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Proxemics   The prefered conversational distance between people in different situations. Socially - converstational distance. Personally - furnature, interiror of rooms, environment.  
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Kinesics   Anything not spoken. Non-verbal behaviors such as body language/gestures, facial experessions or eye gaze.  
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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.  
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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.  
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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.  
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Polychronic Culture   Relationships take prescedence over agendas and schedules. Take time to find out about other people's lives.  
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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.  
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Future Oriented Cultures   Focused on change and progress. Change is good.  
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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.  
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Hearing culture is what kinds of cultures?   Low Context, Individualist, Monochromatic and Future oriented.  
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HI IM A SKITZOFRENIC   SO AM I  
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