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An Ethnographic Study of Deaf Refugees Seeking Asylum in Finland

Nina Sivunen

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deaf asylum seeker050101 languages & linguisticsRefugeeLanguage barrierta6121Sign languageethnographySocial groupkuulovammaisetexperiencekielimuuriEthnographyotorhinolaryngologic diseasesta6160501 psychology and cognitive sciencesSociologylcsh:Social sciences (General)kuurotetnografia05 social sciences050301 educationGeneral Social SciencesGender studiesta5142Forced migrationContent analysislanguage barrierslcsh:H1-990503 educationturvapaikanhakijat

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Deaf asylum seekers are a marginalized group of people in refugee and forced migration studies. The aim of this paper is to explore and highlight the experiences of deaf asylum seekers in the asylum procedure in Finland. The data come from linguistic ethnographic methods, interviews, and ethnographic observation with 10 deaf asylum seekers. While living in the reception centers, the study participants have faced a range of linguistic and social challenges. The findings show that language barriers appeared from day one after the participants&rsquo

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2019-01-09Societies
10.3390/soc9010002https://doi.org/10.3390/soc9010002