Article
Analysing care-related decisions in parents of congenitally deaf children: introduction of an explanatory model
Authors:
- Stefan HardonkEmail Stefan Hardonk
- Greetje Desnerck
- Liesbeth Matthijs
- Gerrit Loots
- Geert Van Hove
- Erwin Van Kerschaver
- Hanna Björg Sigurjónsdóttir
- Rannveig Traustadóttir
- Christophe Vanroelen
- Fred Louckx
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.- Year: 2013
- Volume: 15 Issue: 3
- Page/Article: 264-281
- DOI: 10.1080/15017419.2012.703966
- Submitted on 6 Apr 2011
- Accepted on 23 May 2012
- Published on 3 Aug 2013
- Peer Reviewed