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Minority Group Identification, Community Integration and Self-esteem Among Deaf Persons

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 August 2015

Ross Crisp
Ross Crisp*
Affiliation:
Commonwealth Rehabilitation Service
*
G.P.O. Box 1172, Croydon, VIC 3136, Australia.
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Abstract

Minority group identification, community integration and self-esteem was investigated among 55 adult deaf persons. Deaf persons who reported greater levels of deaf minority group identification also reported significantly higher levels of self-esteem than those with less deaf group identification. Second, employed deaf persons reported higher levels of self-esteem than those who were unemployed. Employment status was, however, independent of involvement in both “mainstream” and deaf community activities. Implications for rehabilitation counsellors are discussed.

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The Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling , Volume 1 , Issue 2 , 1995 , pp. 130 - 139
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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