ERIC Number: EJ421386
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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The Enculturation of BoMee: Looking at the World through Deaf Eyes.
Wilcox, Sherman; Corwin, Joanne
Journal of Childhood Communication Disorders, v13 n1 p63-71 1990
This paper presents a cultural model of deafness, describing the experiences of a deaf child as enculturation into a deaf world. The implications of this view on social, cognitive, and linguistic development are explored through description of BoMee, an adopted Korean deaf child being raised in a multilingual, multicultural environment. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Case Studies, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Context Effect, Cultural Background, Cultural Context, Cultural Pluralism, Deafness, Korean Americans, Language Acquisition, Models, Multicultural Education, Multilingualism, Preschool Education, Sign Language, Social Development, Total Communication
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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