G. L. Hanna Smith - Audiology

Question 1

What are the two views of deafness (hint : MC)

Answer 1

Medical and cultural

Question 2

Medical or cultural : encourages assimilation into a society where people can hear

Answer 2

Medical

Question 3

What is the concept behind audism? What does it entail?

Answer 3

Audism looks at : to be human, you must have speech and be able to hear

Question 4

Provide 3 examples of interpersonal difficulties - hearing vs not

Answer 4

1. The saviour mentality - i have to help them
2. Not making the effort to communicate
3. Dinner table syndrome - “nvm, i’ll tell you later”

Question 5

True or false : The deaf cultural resurgence started to occur in the 1960s

Answer 5

False, in the 1980s

Question 6

Provide two ways that audism comes up in audiology.

Answer 6

1. Marketing ‘better than hearing’ devices
2. Not providing non-acoustic alternatives
3. Paternalism - ‘lack’ of autonomy
4. Speaking to interpreter and not Deaf person

Question 7

Although _________ (di…) focused, audiology remains a very _____ profession

Answer 7

diagnostically; human