neighborhood. This discrepancy shakes the foundations of their lives, provoking a complicated reshuffle of identities and relationships. Throughout the series, intricate issues such as class, privilege, race, and deaf culture are examined through the prism of the switched daughters. Bay and Daphne’s individual and collective journeys form the crux of the series as they navigate their newfound identities in their respective worlds that collide. Somehow, their families come together to create a new kind of blended family structure. In an age of genetic fascination, “Switched at Birth” provocatively explores issues of identity, family, and belonging in a way that is rarely seen on television.