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Study shows hearing children of deaf adults experience stigma but show agency and resilience

Hearing children of deaf adults can experience stigma, discrimination and social exclusion because of their association with their deaf parents, while also demonstrating significant resilience and agency in responding to prejudice, a new study has found.

Study shows hearing children of deaf adults experience stigma but show agency and resilience
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Hearing children of deaf adults can experience stigma, discrimination and social exclusion because of their association with their deaf parents, while also demonstrating significant resilience and agency in responding to prejudice, a new study has found.

Originally published at Phys.org

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