Culture Quiz
1. When referring to the audiological condition of not being able to
hear, we use lowercase "deaf."
TRUE or FALSE?
2. When referring to the group of people who share a the language of ASL
and its related culture we use the uppercase Deaf.
TRUE or FALSE?
3. You become a member of the Deaf Community simply by losing your hearing.
TRUE or FALSE?
4. The majority of ASL users reside in the United States and Canada.
TRUE or FALSE?
5. The knowledge, beliefs, and practices that make up the culture of Deaf
people are actively transmitted from generation to generation.
TRUE or FALSE?
Answers:
1. True. In general.
2. True. In general.
3. False. You become a member of the community by embracing the
language and culture. However it could be argued that if you lose your
hearing you instantly join the outermost edge of the various rings of the
Deaf Community. But the point is that the Deaf Community is a
"community" of people bound not by their "hearing" (or lack of it) but
rather by their culture and language.
4. True, but it is also true that the use of ASL is
used in various other places throughout the world.
5. True. Traditionally this has occurred via state residential schools for the
Deaf.