This type of group they are referring to is the Deaf community and are united by the Deaf culture, a culture rich in heritage and traditions (Smith, 2007). ... For many Deaf people, being Deaf of Deaf (being Deaf of Deaf parents) or even being a CODA (Child of a Deaf Adult) is a source of considerable pride (Soloman, 1994). ... Students who are hard of hearing have milder losses than their peers who are deaf. ... The most common known cause of deafness in children is heredity and genetics. There has been shown to be 150 different cases of deafness (Smith, 2007). ...

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Children and Bilingualism According to the 1990 United States Census, one in seven or 31.8 million people speak a language other than English in their home. In the past, second generation children were encouraged to adopt the customs, culture, and language of what was identified as the majority cu...

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Apparently this caused Edison to lose hearing slightly although that Edison himself says that his deafness was caused by another man who was trying to help him board the train by pulling him from his ear. Few other incidents that happened later increased the deafness. Edison's deafness have not hampered him from continuing what he liked best – experimenting. ... He declared that this deafness has helped him to concentrate more on his experiments even when there was a loud noise. It is an irony that the man who was partially deaf is the same man who invented the phonograph! ...

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American Native Family Therapy Introduction "Ethnicity is deeply tied to the family, through which it is transmitted. The two concepts are so intertwined that it is hard to study one without the other- (McGoldrick, et al. 1982). The view of culture, while not specifically related to a group's e...

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