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HEARING CHILDREN DEAF PARENTS [1 record]

Record 1 2023-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of the Family
  • Sociology of Communication
DEF

A person raised by one or many Deaf persons, who belongs to the Deaf culture by virtue of their frequent use of a sign language and participation in the Deaf community's social life.

OBS

child of deaf adults: The term "child of deaf adults" represents both children and adults.

OBS

child of deaf adults: The plural form of this term is "children of deaf adults."

Key term(s)
  • children of deaf adults
  • hearing children with deaf parents

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie de la famille
  • Sociologie de la communication
DEF

Personne élevée par une ou plusieurs personnes Sourdes, qui appartient à la culture [Sourde] de par la fréquence de sa pratique d'une langue des signes et de sa participation à la vie sociale de la communauté [Sourde].

OBS

enfant entendant de parents sourds; enfant entendant d'adultes sourds; enfant de parents sourds : Ces termes désignent à la fois les enfants et les adultes.

OBS

CODA : L'acronyme anglais est beaucoup plus utilisé en français pour désigner ces personnes, car il est plus facile à prononcer que le terme «enfant entendant de parents sourds (EEPS)».

Spanish

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