SO 210 - Deaf, Culture, & Community C

Institution:

Mohawk Valley Community College

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Description:

This course introduces aspects of deaf culture and the deaf community. The distinctions between the two are reviewed and characteristics of both are identified.The language, norms of behavior, values, traditions and possessions (materials) of the deaf are covered. The evolution of a pathological view of the deaf to a cultural one is analyzed from a historical and sociological perspective. Intercultural issues relating to the role of hearing people within the deaf community are covered.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.mvcc.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 792-5400

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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