Longing to Belong: Hard of Hearing Young Adults' Experiences of Social Identity and Group Membership

Autor/inn/en	Olsson, Sylvia; Gustafsson, Christine
Titel	Longing to Belong: Hard of Hearing Young Adults' Experiences of Social Identity and Group Membership
Quelle	In: American Annals of the Deaf, 166 (2022) 5, S.638-662 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0002-726X
Schlagwörter	Deafness; Hearing Impairments; Young Adults; Group Membership; Identification (Psychology); Social Life; Inclusion; Social Environment; Interpersonal Communication; Interaction; Interpersonal Relationship; Foreign Countries; Mainstreaming; Special Schools; Barriers; Sign Language; Oral Language; Nonverbal Communication; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gehörlosigkeit; Taubstummheit; Hearing impairment; Hörbehinderung; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Gruppenzugehörigkeit; Soziales Leben; Inklusion; Soziales Umfeld; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Interaktion; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Ausland; Special school; Sonderschule; Gebärdensprache; Oral interpretation; Mündlicher Sprachgebrauch; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Schweden
Abstract	Studies on hard of hearing (HH) individuals have focused mostly on children's experiences in school. However, their lives as young adults have not received much attention. The present study therefore examined HH young adults' experiences of social identity and group membership. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 16 individuals (10 males, 6 females) with severe to profound hearing loss. They were from diverse cultural backgrounds. A qualitative content analysis was performed with a manifest analysis. Two categories emerged: Belonging to a Social Environment and Engaging in Important Communication. The results indicate that the HH individuals, either deliberately or unconsciously, chose to be with other HH individuals because of their longing for group membership and desire to avoid being misunderstood. The participants longed for inclusion, acceptance, and opportunities to create an inclusive social environment and to communicate with others. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01