Metas e estratégias de socialização que mães de crianças surdas valorizam para seus filhos

Abstract

Research in Brazil has drawn attention to the prevalence of distinct models for creativity that arise from the social background, which are as follows: interdependent, independent and autonomous-relational. In light of this, the purpose of this study is to uncover the socialization goals and expectations of mothers of deaf children with regard to the future of their children. Interviews were conducted with 13 mothers of deaf children enrolled in a deaf public school; the study was carried out using a semi-structured questionnaire (officially recognized in Brazil) comprising questions about the goals and strategies of socialization. The group of participants consisted of the following: low-income mothers residing in an urban environment, with little formal education and aged between 31 and 40. The study reported 20 socialization goals that were divided into the following categories: social expectations, good behavior and self-improvement-in descending order-which suggests a tendency towards a 'sociocentric' dimension. The interdependent category was the predominant model of creativity. With regard to strategies of socialization, 37 were described, one of which (the category centered on itself) obtained the highest score with stress being laid on its cognitive features. It should be understood that although the model of creativity is independent, the strategies were concentrated on the figure of the mother. One possible analytical approach is to examine the linguistic barriers that are caused by deafness and which prevent the child and the environment from being taken into account by mothers as mediators of the children.