Autoethnographic Analysis of the Lives of Hearing Individuals with Deaf Family Members in Japanese-speaking Society : Participatory research on invisible minorities

Nakai, Yoshio; Maruta, Kentaro

Osaka Human Sciences, 2026, 12, 149-175

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Title
Autoethnographic Analysis of the Lives of Hearing Individuals with Deaf Family Members in Japanese-speaking Society : Participatory research on invisible minorities
Creator
NRID
1000060709559 1000060709559
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nakayoshi nakayoshi
CreatorName
Nakai, Yoshio
CreatorName
Maruta, Kentaro
Subject
cognitive incongruity
self-stigma
ego identity
CODA (Children of Deaf Adults)
SODA (Siblings of Deaf Adults/Children)
Description
This article is the English translation of the original one “Nakai, Y., and Maruta, K (2022). Autoethnographic Analysis of the Lives of Hearing Individuals with Deaf Family Members in Japanese-speaking Society: Self-directed Study on Invisible Minorities. Journal of the Japanese Association of Qualitative Psychology, 21, 91–109 (in Japanese)”. https://doi.org/10.24525/jaqp.21.1_91
Abstract
This participatory research explores the challenges experienced by the authors, both of whom are hearing relatives of deaf family members: one is a child of deaf adults, and the other is a sibling of deaf children. We are bicultural members of both hearing and deaf cultures, but we can be considered invisible minorities because our participation in deaf culture remains hidden. This research aimed to externalize our challenges by objectifying our own experiences as invisible minorities. We used collaborative autoethnography to investigate the social and cultural structures underlying the challenges we face. Our autoethnographies show that we face a dilemma: do we embrace deaf culture as part of our identity or adapt to hearing culture and society? Furthermore, the findings suggest that we are in a situation of cognitive incongruity, where conflicting messages from hearing and deaf cultures occur. Additionally, we experience internalized stigma as individuals who have family members with disabilities, which can be understood as structural stigma experienced not only directly from other hearing people, but also indirectly from deaf family members.
Publisher
Graduate School of Human Sciences, The University of Osaka
Source Title
Osaka Human Sciences
Volume (Issue)
12
Page
149-175
Date of Issued
2026-03
Language
English
Handle URL
https://hdl.handle.net/11094/104202
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18910/104202
NCID
AA12727839
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open access
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紀要論文 Departmental Bulletin Paper
Osaka Human Sciences / Vol.12