185-204

• Νικολαραΐζη, Μάγδα

This study explored the identity styles of twenty prelingually deaf adults in Greece,through semi-structured interviews. Three emerged identities were identified among theparticipants, including the culturally Deaf, the culturally hearing and the biculturalparticipants. The identity styles of the participants reflect their views regarding their culturalidentification, their language preferences and their social and personal relationships, whichare analysed and discussed. Finally, special emphasis is given to the participants with abicultural identity and their struggle to balance among different worlds.

• Psychology
• Computer and information sciences

• Individuation (Psychology)
• Statistics

culture, deaf, identity

Περιέχει πίνακες, παραρτήματα και βιβλιογραφία, Το άρθρο περιέχεται στο τεύχος Vol.4, No.2, 2007 με τίτλο: Issues in personality and cognition