Julianto, Farid (2022) The Role of Culture and Cultural Differences when Communicating with People with Congenital Deafblindness. Master thesis, Pedagogical and Educational Sciences.
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Abstract
This study investigated to what extent cultural differences affected and influenced the communication between individuals with congenital deafblindness (CDB) and their communication partners. It was hypothesized that because cultural differences has an effect on people who are not deafblind that a similar thing would be present for deafblind people. Six professionals in the field of deafblindness were recruited to participate in two online focus group discussion sessions where they shared their experiences and opinions on the subject matter. Based on the results of these two sessions, partial support for the hypothesized effect was found. Most of the participants of this study agreed on the idea that being deafblind is a culture itself, and the culture where the CDB individual was raised in did not play a significant part. Several challenges in communication due to differences in culture with the CDB individuals were highlighted during the sessions. For example, the CDB individual needed to learn multiple sign languages and the need to find alternative ways of communication. Given the results of the study and the lack of other studies done in this topic, more research is needed to fully understand the effects cultural differences have on the communication between individuals with CDB and their communication partners. Keywords: deafblindness, congenital deafblindness, culture, language, communication
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Cantell, M.H. |
| Degree programme: | Pedagogical and Educational Sciences |
| Differentiation route: | Communication and Deafblindness [Master Pedagogical and Educational Sciences] |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Dec 2022 14:12 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Dec 2022 14:12 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/1501 |
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