List of Tables and Figures
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1.Interpretation models of Deafness
a. The Functional Deficit (Medical) Model
b. The Integration-Normalization Model
c. The Inclusive/Cultural Model
d. Contemporary Trends and Debates
e. Conclusion
2.Deaf identities and cultures
a. Deaf Identity as a Social Identity
b. Models of Deaf Identity Development
c. Intersectionality and Multicultural Identities
d. Conclusion
3.Deafness and ethnicity
a. Ethnic Cultures and Deaf Cultures
b. Ethnic and Deaf Identities as Social Identities
c. Language, Culture, and Identity Tensions
d. Ethnic Minority Deaf
e. Social Arenas Shaping Deaf Minority Identity
f. Conclusion
4.Deaf cultures and ethnic identities in Romania
a. Deaf within Romanian Society: a Historical Overview
b. Contemporary Developments
c. Deaf Education in Hungarian Language
d. Conclusion
5. Research methodology
a. General Framework: A Life Course Approach
b. Hypotheses and Research Questions
c. Research Methods
6.Early childhood socialization
a. Theoretical Background and Research Methods
b. Language Use in Pre-School Years
c. Early Development and Communication
d. Family Socialization and Ethnic-National Identity
e. Summary
f. Discussion
g. Conclusion
7.School Socialization
a. Theoretical Background and Research Methods
b. School Language Use and Deaf Culture(s)
c. School Education and Ethnic-National Identity
d. Further Education and Identity
e. Summary
f. Discussion
g. Conclusion
8.Deaf family language use and identity
a. Theoretical Background and Research Methods
b. Setting up a Home
c. Marital Choices and Founding a Family
d. Communication between Deaf Spouses
e. Cross-generational Transmission of Identity
f. Summary
g. Discussion
h. Conclusion
9.Multigenerational ethnic minority/ethnically heterogeneous Deaf families
a. Theoretical Background and Research Methods
b. Case A - Gradual Advance of Romanian Linguistic Identity in a Two-generation Ethnically Homogeneous Hungarian Deaf Family
c. Case B - The Role of a Hearing Grandparent in Preserving the Hungarian Identity of a Two generation Deaf family
d. Case C - Gradual Loss of the Hungarian Language in a Two-generation Ethnically Heterogeneous Deaf Family
e. Case D - Continuity of Ethnic and Religious Identity in a Three-generation Deaf Family
f. Case E - Linguistic Communication Frameworks and Ways of Living Together in a Three-generation Deaf Family
g. Summary
h. Discussion
i. Conclusion
10.Community life, language use, and identity
a. Theoretical Background and Methods
b. Deaf Community Space and Interactions
c. Ethnicity and Community Language Use
d. Resources of Preserving Hungarian Identity
e. Summary
f. Discussion
g. Conclusion
Final remarks
References
Index