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“They think I'm stupid, but I just don't HEAR!”
Author(s) -
Takala M.,
Takala M.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of social welfare
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1468-2397
pISSN - 0907-2055
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2397.1995.tb00098.x
Subject(s) - theme (computing) , psychology , media studies , social psychology , sociology , computer science , operating system
Ninety‐eight stories about being hard‐of‐hearing in Finnish society, written by hard‐of‐hearing adults, were analysed. The writers were satisfied with personal equipment received from society, but public places lacked, for example, tele‐loops. Also many officers were unable to communicate with hard‐of‐hearing people. Contacts with other people were limited, people started to isolate because communication in big groups and noisy situations was difficult. Older people, who were able to choose how to spend their time, seemed to be more satisfied than those who had to manage at work with their impaired hearing. Six types of stories are presented here: stories written by 1) young and 2) old people, 3) by male and 4) female writers and 5) positive and 6) negative stories. Also a common theme, communication, is presented in detail. The descriptive approach used in this study forms an entirety with a questionnaire research.