Analysing care-related decisions in parents of congenitally deaf children: introduction of an explanatory model

Stefan Hardonk; Greetje Desnerck; Liesbeth Matthijs; Gerrit Loots; Geert Van Hove; Erwin Van Kerschaver; Hanna Björg Sigurjónsdóttir; Rannveig Traustadóttir; Christophe Vanroelen; Fred Louckx

doi:10.1080/15017419.2012.703966

Analysing care-related decisions in parents of congenitally deaf children: introduction of an explanatory model

Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research

Volume 15 (2013): Issue 3

By: Stefan Hardonk, Greetje Desnerck, Liesbeth Matthijs, Gerrit Loots, Geert Van Hove, Erwin Van Kerschaver, Hanna Björg Sigurjónsdóttir, Rannveig Traustadóttir, Christophe Vanroelen and Fred Louckx

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|Aug 2013

Abstract

Research into issues of deafness is characterised by the dominance of the medical model of disability. Although social and cultural-linguistic models have received increasing attention from scholars, they have been used mainly in theoretical debate. Empirical application has been limited. Based on our comprehensive research project into the care-related decisions of parents of congenitally deaf children in Flanders, Belgium, an explanatory model for care-related parental decisions was constructed, which transcends the specific findings generated by our studies. This model is presented and discussed in this paper. Illustrations are provided based on our empirical findings.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15017419.2012.703966 | Journal eISSN: 1745-3011

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Language: English

Page range: 264 - 281

Submitted on: Apr 6, 2011

Accepted on: May 23, 2012

Published on: Aug 3, 2013

Published by: Stockholm University Press

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Keywords:

deafness,

decision-making,

parents,

disability models

© 2013 Stefan Hardonk, Greetje Desnerck, Liesbeth Matthijs, Gerrit Loots, Geert Van Hove, Erwin Van Kerschaver, Hanna Björg Sigurjónsdóttir, Rannveig Traustadóttir, Christophe Vanroelen, Fred Louckx, published by Stockholm University Press
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