Courtney Franklin
4/3/08
ETHNICITY: When a group of people reveals, or is perceived to
reveal, shared historical experiences as a unique organizational,
behavioral and cultural characteristics. (Aguirre,2004)
In my opinion, this definition, which I strongly agree with, allows those
people who identify with Deaf Culture to claim their own ethnicity.
Reference:
Aguirre, A. (2004). American Ethnicity: The Dynamics and Consequences of
Discrimination. New York, NY: McGraw Hill
Ethnic identity is marked by the recognition from others of a group's
distinctiveness and by common cultural, linguistic, religious, behavioral or
biological traits. Source: Wikipedia "Ethnic group" 2008
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