Deafness as a Culture.

In deafness as a culture Dolnick tells us that language isn't only spoken but also shown in sign language. This is the way the communicate and people look at them differently the majority of the time because they are not able to speak the English language. As in Tan's Mother Tongue we know that people look at those who cannot speak perfect English differently than those who can. This is a way of identifying people in a culture and influencing identity. When people call people names such as disabled or retarded or whatever names they can think of they start to identify themselves with those labels. There are several pre-conceptions that are used because of language, whether or not it be true. For Example: Retarded is someone who is mentally disabled, Disabled is someone who cannot fend for themselves and is often looked down upon and someone who does not speak perfect English is often viewed as stupid.