The term hearing or hearing person, when examined in the context of deaf culture, may not hold the same meaning as when one thinks of the ability to hear sounds. In deaf culture, hearing, being the opposite of deaf, is also a term used as a way of differentiating those who do not view the deaf community as a language minority, do not embrace deaf values, history, language, mores and sense of personal dignity as the deaf do, themselves. Among language minorities in the United States, for example, groups such as Mexicans, Koreans, Italians, Chinese or deaf users of sign language, the minority language group itself has a "we" or "insider" view of their cultural group as well as a "they" or "outsider" view of who do not share the values of the group. So, in addition to using "hearing" to identify a person who can detect sounds, deaf culture uses this term as a "we and "they" distinction to show a difference in attitude between people who embrace the view of deaf people who use sign language as a language minority, and those who view deafness strictly from its pathological context.