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deaf culture  

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  • A cultural community arises when a group of people, communicating through a common language, develops a set of beliefs, social behaviors, and norms. Deaf people who use American Sign Language as their primary language form such a cultural community. [Source: Encyclopedia ofthe Social and Cultural Foundations of Education; Deaf Culture]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-P3XQJKXC-5

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