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ERIC Number: EJ361011
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Hearing-Impaired Children in Black and Hispanic Families.
Fischgrund, Joseph E.; And Others
Volta Review, v89 n5 p59-67 Sep 1987
The article presents sociocultural information about Black and Hispanic families and the implications for intervention programs for parents of hearing-impaired minority children. Discussion addresses the importance of the extended family and community in providing care, differing belief systems about handicaps, and anxieties in adjusting to a new or alien culture. (Author/VW)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Black Culture, Children, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Differences, Extended Family, Family Counseling, Family Relationship, Hearing Impairments, Hispanic American Culture, Intercultural Communication, Minority Groups, Outreach Programs, Parent Child Relationship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Information Analyses
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Audience: Parents; Practitioners
Language: English
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Note: Theme Issue: Families and Their Hearing-Impaired Children.