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Examining Factors Impacting the Arab American Community

Author : Kristel Heidi Nazzal
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (983 download)

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Download or read book Examining Factors Impacting the Arab American Community written by Kristel Heidi Nazzal and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arab Americans are a rapidly growing population in the United States; however, sparse research exists that examines their mental health experiences. As such, this study investigated factors influencing mental health with the Arab American population in the United States. There is a growing body of evidence suggesting that biculturalism may be a protective factor (Mezzich, Ruiperez, Yoon, Liu, & Zapata-Vega, 2009), thus the first hypothesis postulated that after controlling for demographic variables that will act as covariates, biculturalism will predict well-being. As Arab Americans are minorities that have encountered high levels of racism and discrimination (Zogby, 2001), hypothesis two suggested that after controlling for demographic variables that will act as covariates, race-related stress and perceptions of a racist environment will predict well-being. Recent research with Arab Americans has shown that acculturation impacts experiences with racism (Awad, 2010), thus, hypotheses 3 and 4 proposed that biculturalism may moderate the effects of race-related stress on well-being and biculturalism may moderate the effects of perceptions of a racist environment on well-being. Finally, as Arab Americans are an underserved population with high levels of stigma towards mental health services (Al-Krenawi & Graham, 2000), the exploratory hypothesis assumed that biculturalism, race-related stress, perceptions of a racist environment, and well-being will predict attitudes towards seeking professional psychological help. Several measures were used to investigate these hypotheses. Cortes, Rogler and Malgady Bicultural Scale (Mezzich et al., 2009) measured the degree to which one identified with host and home-cultures. Well-being, conceptualized as self-esteem, depression, and life-satisfaction, was measured using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965), the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (Radloff, 1977) and the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS; Diener, Emmons, Larsen, & Griffin, 1985). Race-Related Events Scale (RES) evaluated exposure to race-related stress (Waelde et al., 2010a), while Perceptions of a Racist Environment determined participants' perceived racism (Waelde, 2010b). Finally, the modified Attitudes Towards Seeking Professional Psychological Help Scale ascertained help-seeking attitudes (Turner & Fisher, 1970). These self report measures were administered to participants who identified themselves as Arab American (N=166). Participants were mainly recruited from Arab American organizations and completed either a written or online version of the survey. Multiple regression analyses revealed that biculturalism does not influence well-being. However, household income impacted depression levels, such that as income rises, depression decreases. Additionally, race-related stress does not predict well-being; however, perceptions of a racist environment does, such that as perceived racism increases, depression increases and self-esteem decreases. Biculturalism also does not have a moderating effect on either race-related stress or perceptions of a racist environment on well-being. Finally, biculturalism, well-being, race-related stress, and perceptions of a racist environment did not impact attitudes towards help-seeking. The major limitation of this study is that the sample is not generalizable to all Arab Americans. Future studies on Arab Americans should have a larger and more diverse Arab sample, as research on this underserved, growing minority is essential. Expanding literature on Arab Americans helps shed light on their specific mental health stressors, which inevitably increases awareness and cultural competency in clinical settings.

Biopsychosocial Perspectives on Arab Americans

Author : Sylvia C. Nassar-McMillan
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461482380
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (614 download)

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Download or read book Biopsychosocial Perspectives on Arab Americans written by Sylvia C. Nassar-McMillan and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-09-24 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces an interdisciplinary lens by bringing together vital research on culture, psychosocial development, and key aspects of health and disease to address a wide range of salient concerns. Its scholarship mirrors the diversity of the Arab American population, exploring ethnic concepts in socio-historical and political contexts before reviewing findings on major health issues, including diabetes, cancer, substance abuse, mental illness, and maternal/child health. And by including policy and program strategies for disease prevention, health promotion, and environmental health, the book offers practitioners--and their clients--opportunities for proactive care. Featured in the coverage: Family, gender and social identity issues Arab Americans and the aging process Acculturation and ethnic identity across the lifespan Arab refugees: Trauma, resilience, and recovery Cancer: Crossroads of ethnicity and environment Health and well-being: Biopsychosocial prevention approaches Arab American health disparities: A call for advocacy Rich in cultural information and clinical insights, Biopsychosocial Perspectives on Arab Americans is an important reference that can enhance health practices across the disciplines of medicine, nursing, rehabilitation, social work, counseling, and psychology.

The Relationship Between Discrimination, Distress Tolerance and Substance Use in an Arab American Community Sample

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (111 download)

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Download or read book The Relationship Between Discrimination, Distress Tolerance and Substance Use in an Arab American Community Sample written by and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research regarding the experiences of Arab Americans is challenging. This may be due to the fact that the U.S Census Bureau does not recognize Arab American as a separate ethnic group. Consequently, when large, federally funded studies use the U.S Census Bureau's categories, Arab Americans typically have to identify as white and their experiences are failed to be included. The purpose of this study was to examine the contributing factors that lead to the use of tobacco, alcohol and marijuana within emerging Arab American adults. This study considered how experience with discrimination and tolerance to distressful events may be influencing substance use within this group. As an exploratory analysis, the role that religiosity may be playing in the relationship between discrimination, distress tolerance and substance use within Arab Americans was examined. Utilizing an online survey, 295 Arab Americans were recruited across the country to participate in this study. To be eligible, participants had to be of Arab descent, between 18-29 years of age, currently living in the United States and been living in the U.S. since 10 years of age or younger. More experience with discrimination was related to less tolerance to distress. Discrimination was negatively correlated to alcohol and marijuana use. Distress tolerance did not mediate the relationship between discrimination and substance use. Religiosity did not moderate the relationship between all the variables. The study has implications for future research to study what factors lead Arab Americans to use substances. Clinical implications include emphasis for prevention programs as well as lifting the stigma around substance use in Arab Americans to help people within this group to feel more comfortable in seeking out treatment.

Communities in Action

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309452961
Total Pages : 583 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (94 download)

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Download or read book Communities in Action written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2017-04-27 with total page 583 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the United States, some populations suffer from far greater disparities in health than others. Those disparities are caused not only by fundamental differences in health status across segments of the population, but also because of inequities in factors that impact health status, so-called determinants of health. Only part of an individual's health status depends on his or her behavior and choice; community-wide problems like poverty, unemployment, poor education, inadequate housing, poor public transportation, interpersonal violence, and decaying neighborhoods also contribute to health inequities, as well as the historic and ongoing interplay of structures, policies, and norms that shape lives. When these factors are not optimal in a community, it does not mean they are intractable: such inequities can be mitigated by social policies that can shape health in powerful ways. Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity seeks to delineate the causes of and the solutions to health inequities in the United States. This report focuses on what communities can do to promote health equity, what actions are needed by the many and varied stakeholders that are part of communities or support them, as well as the root causes and structural barriers that need to be overcome.

Handbook of Arab American Psychology

Author : Mona M. Amer
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135019193
Total Pages : 459 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Arab American Psychology written by Mona M. Amer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-11-19 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook of Arab American Psychology is the first major publication to comprehensively discuss the Arab American ethnic group from a lens that is primarily psychological. This edited book contains a comprehensive review of the cutting-edge research related to Arab Americans and offers a critical analysis regarding the methodologies and applications of the scholarly literature. It is a landmark text for both multicultural psychology as well as for Arab American scholarship. Considering the post 9/11 socio-political context in which Arab Americans are under ongoing scrutiny and attention, as well as numerous misunderstandings and biases against this group, this text is timely and essential. Chapters in the Handbook of Arab American Psychology highlight the most substantial areas of psychological research with this population, relevant to diverse sub-disciplines including cultural, social, developmental, counseling/clinical, health, and community psychologies. Chapters also include content that intersect with related fields such as sociology, American studies, cultural/ethnic studies, social work, and public health. The chapters are written by distinguished scholars who merge their expertise with a review of the empirical data in order to provide the most updated presentation of scholarship about this population. The Handbook of Arab American Psychology offers a noteworthy contribution to the field of multicultural psychology and joins references on other racial/ethnic minority groups, including Handbook of African American Psychology, Handbook of Asian American Psychology, Handbook of U.S. Latino Psychology, and The Handbook of Chicana/o Psychology and Mental Health.

Race and Arab Americans Before and After 9/11

Author : Amaney Jamal
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780815631774
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (317 download)

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Download or read book Race and Arab Americans Before and After 9/11 written by Amaney Jamal and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2008-02-27 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing the rich terrain of Arab American histories to bear on conceptualizations of race in the United States, this groundbreaking volume fills a critical gap in the field of U.S. racial and ethnic studies. The articles collected here highlight emergent discourses on the distinct ways that race matters to the study of Arab American histories and experiences and asks essential questions. What is the relationship between U.S. imperialism in Arab homelands and anti-Arab racism in the United States? In what ways have the axes of nation, religion, class, and gender intersected with Arab American racial formations? What is the significance of whiteness studies to Arab American studies? Transcending multiculturalist discourses that have simply added on the category “Arab-American” to the landscape of U.S. racial and ethnic studies after the attacks of September 11, 2001, this volume locates September 11 as a turning point, rather than as a beginning, in Arab Americans’

The Arab Americans

Author : Greg Orfalea
Publisher : Olive Branch Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 530 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Arab Americans written by Greg Orfalea and published by Olive Branch Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preface -- Acknowledgments --Introduction -- Generations reunite in Arbeen, Syria -- Seed to the wind : The first wave of Arab immigration (1878-1924) -- The Stuff of Myths: Arab Adventurers in the New World -- The Withered Cedar: Why the Arabs Left Syria and Lebanon -- Who Am I? The Syrians Dock in America -- Transplanting the fig tree: The first generation on American soil (1924-1947) -- The Depression and the Syrian Americans -- World War II -- Making a Name: First-Generation Notables -- The Palestine debacle: The second wave of Arab immigration (1948-1966) -- Syrian Americans React to the Brewing Palestine Conflict -- Immigrants from a Lost Palestine -- Other Second Wave Immigrants from Arab Regimes -- The third wave: West Bank captured, Lebanon torn asunder, The Iran-Iraq War (1967-1989) -- Iraqis, Yemenis, and Egyptian Copts -- Third Wave Palestinians and Lebanese -- The political awakening (1972-1982) -- The Association of Arab American University Graduates (AAUG) -- The National Association of Arab Americans (NAAA) -- The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) -- Before the Flames -- The Israeli Invasion of Lebanon -- Stumbling toward peace (1986-2000) -- The Cases of Alex Odeh and the L.A. 8 -- The Coleico Doll and the First Intifadah -- The First Gulf War Triggers Hate Crimes -- The Oslo Peace Process -- Access White House or Affirmative Action? -- The Death of Oslo and the Second Intifadah -- After the flames: Arab Americans and American fear (2001-2004) -- September 11 and the Patriot Act -- What do Arab Americans Want? -- Ongoing Achievement -- To Be or Not to Be Arab American: A Look at the Literature -- A celebration of community -- Center of the World (Washington, DC) -- Food You Can Trust (Detroit) -- Dance over the Death Home (Brooklyn) -- The Slave of Balfour House (Vicksburg) -- The Sunni Who Sells Insurance (Cedar Rapids) -- The Mosque and the Prairie (Ross, North Dakota) -- A Porch in Pasadena (California) -- Appendixes: Number of Arrivals in the United States from Turkey in Asia, by Sex, 1869-1898 -- Number of Arrivals from Syria in the United States by Sex, 1899-1924 -- Arab Immigration to the United States, 1948-2003 -- Arab Eastern Rite Christian, Muslim, and Druze Population in the United States -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.

Muslim American Youth

Author : Selcuk R. Sirin
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814740391
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)

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Download or read book Muslim American Youth written by Selcuk R. Sirin and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2008-07-12 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Muslim American Youth offers a critical conceptual framework to aid in understanding Muslim American identity formation processes, a framework which can also be applied to other groups of marginalized and immigrant youth. In addition, through their innovative data and analytic methods the authors provide an antidote to "qualitative vs. quantitative" arguments that have unnecessarily captured much time and energy in psychology and other behavioral sciences. Muslim American Youth provides a much-needed roadmap for those seeking to understand how Muslim youth and other groups of immigrant youth negotiate their identities as Americans.--Book jacket.

Biopsychosocial Perspectives on Arab Americans

Author : Sylvia C. Nassar
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031283600
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (312 download)

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Download or read book Biopsychosocial Perspectives on Arab Americans written by Sylvia C. Nassar and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-08-01 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The biopsychosocial study of Arab Americans yields compelling insights into innovative theoretical and applied initiatives. In the context of a growing population of Arab Americans, coupled with the current tenure of xenophobia and exposed structural racism in the US, clinical and community practitioners must be attuned to their clients of Arab ancestry, whose experiences, development, and health concerns are distinctly different than that of their White counterparts. This second edition, with its uniquely interwoven sections of culture, psychosocial development, and health and disease, provides a rich overview of timely, critical topics. The audience for the text includes counselors, social workers, psychologists, nurses, psychiatrists, sociologists, and any other public and mental health practitioners, researchers, and policy makers who work with and on behalf of clients and patients of Arab descent. The authors represent a team of leading experts spanning disciplines of sociology, clinical mental health, and community public health. "This edition draws on leading experts in Arab American health and sociology who document the complexity of this population's immigration and acculturation experience. It offers critical and current research that speaks to the centrality of context and diversity in treating Americans of Arab descent. Contributors explore the complex and limited racial framework within which Arabs in the U.S. form their identities, and the impact of structural racism on their lives and health. This collection offers practitioners much needed insights on a population often hidden or rendered invisible by data limitations, and yet misrepresented by cultural stereotypes." Helen Hatab Samhan, Former Executive Director, Arab American Institute/Foundation. "Nassar, Ajrouch, Hakim-Larson, and Dallo’s breakthrough work in the area of culturally competent health care has been inspiring across interdisciplinary fields and to the communities they serve. Their work on Arab American health issues, in particular, has greatly improved clinical practice at the community and national levels. I heartily recommend taking the time to become familiar with their important body of work and this latest text." Ismael Ahmed, Former Michigan State Director of Health and Human Services.

Preparing for the Psychological Consequences of Terrorism

Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309167922
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Preparing for the Psychological Consequences of Terrorism written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2003-08-26 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oklahoma City bombing, intentional crashing of airliners on September 11, 2001, and anthrax attacks in the fall of 2001 have made Americans acutely aware of the impacts of terrorism. These events and continued threats of terrorism have raised questions about the impact on the psychological health of the nation and how well the public health infrastructure is able to meet the psychological needs that will likely result. Preparing for the Psychological Consequences of Terrorism highlights some of the critical issues in responding to the psychological needs that result from terrorism and provides possible options for intervention. The committee offers an example for a public health strategy that may serve as a base from which plans to prevent and respond to the psychological consequences of a variety of terrorism events can be formulated. The report includes recommendations for the training and education of service providers, ensuring appropriate guidelines for the protection of service providers, and developing public health surveillance for preevent, event, and postevent factors related to psychological consequences.

Muslims in the United States

Author : Karen Isaksen Leonard
Publisher : Russell Sage Foundation
ISBN 13 : 1610443489
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Muslims in the United States written by Karen Isaksen Leonard and published by Russell Sage Foundation. This book was released on 2003-06-19 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the United States wages war on terrorism, the country's attention is riveted on the Muslim world as never before. While many cursory press accounts dealing with Muslims in the United States have been published since 9/11, few people are aware of the wealth of scholarly research already available on the American Islamic population. In Muslims in the United States: The State of Research, Karen Isaksen Leonard mines this rich vein of research to provide a fascinating overview of the history and contemporary situation of American Muslim communities. Leonard describes how Islam, never a monolithic religion, has inevitably been shaped by its experience on American soil. American Muslims are a religious minority, and arbiters of Islamic cultural values and jurisprudence must operate within the framework of America's secular social and legal codes, while coping with the ethnic differences among Muslim groups that have long divided their communities. Arab Muslims tend to dominate mosque functions and teaching Arabic and the Qur'an, whereas South Asian Muslims have often focused on the regional and national mobilization of Muslims around religious and political issues. By the end of the 20th century, however, many Muslim immigrants had become American citizens, prompting greater interchange among these groups and bridging some cultural differences. African American Muslims remain the most isolated group—a minority within a minority. Many African American men have converted to Islam while in prison, leading to a special concern among African American Muslims for civil and religious rights within the prison system. Leonard highlights the need to expand our knowledge of African American Muslim movements, which are often not regarded as legitimate by immigrant Muslims. Leonard explores the construction of contemporary American Muslim identities, examining such factors as gender, sexuality, race, class, and generational differences within the many smaller national origin and sectarian Muslim communities, including secular Muslims, Sufis, and fundamentalists. Muslims in the United States provides a thorough account of the impact of September 11th on the Muslim community. Before the terrorist attacks, Muslim leaders had been mostly optimistic, envisioning a growing role for Muslims in U.S. society. Afterward, despite a brave show of unity and support for the nation, Muslim organizations became more open in showing their own conflicts and divisions and more vocal in opposing militant Islamic ideologies. By providing a concise summary of significant historical and contemporary research on Muslims in the United States, this volume will become an essential resource for both the scholar and the general reader interested in understanding the diverse communities that constitute Muslim America.

Handbook of Healthcare in the Arab World

Author : Ismail Laher
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9783030368104
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (681 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Healthcare in the Arab World written by Ismail Laher and published by Springer. This book was released on 2021-08-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook examines health and medical care in the Arab world from a systems biology approach. It features comprehensive coverage that includes details of key social, environmental, and cultural determinants. In addition, the contributors also investigate the developed infrastructure that manages and delivers health care and medical solutions throughout the region.More than 25 sections consider all aspects of health, from cancer to hormone replacement therapy, from the use of medications to vitamin deficiency in emergency medical care. Chapters highlight essential areas in the wellbeing and care of this population. These topics include women’s health care, displaced and refugee women’s health needs, childhood health, social and environmental causes of disease, health systems and health management, and a wide range of diseases of various body systems. This resource also explores issues related to access and barriers to health delivery throughout the region.Health in the Arab world is complex and rapidly changing. The health burden in the region is distributed unevenly based on gender, location, as well as other factors. In addition, crises such as armed conflicts and an expanding migrant population place additional stress on systems and providers at all levels. This timely resource will help readers better understand all these major issues and more. It will serve as an ideal guide for researchers in various biological disciplines, public health, and regulatory agencies.

Citizenship and Crisis

Author : Detroit Arab American Study Group
Publisher : Russell Sage Foundation
ISBN 13 : 1610446135
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Citizenship and Crisis written by Detroit Arab American Study Group and published by Russell Sage Foundation. This book was released on 2009-07-02 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is citizenship simply a legal status or does it describe a sense of belonging to a national community? For Arab Americans, these questions took on new urgency after 9/11, as the cultural prejudices that have often marginalized their community came to a head. Citizenship and Crisis reveals that, despite an ever-shifting definition of citizenship and the ease with which it can be questioned in times of national crisis, the Arab communities of metropolitan Detroit continue to thrive. A groundbreaking study of social life, religious practice, cultural values, and political views among Detroit Arabs after 9/11, Citizenship and Crisis argues that contemporary Arab American citizenship and identity have been shaped by the chronic tension between social inclusion and exclusion that has been central to this population's experience in America. According to the landmark Detroit Arab American Study, which surveyed more than 1,000 Arab Americans and is the focus of this book, Arabs express pride in being American at rates higher than the general population. In nine wide-ranging essays, the authors of Citizenship and Crisis argue that the 9/11 backlash did not substantially transform the Arab community in Detroit, nor did it alter the identities that prevail there. The city's Arabs are now receiving more mainstream institutional, educational, and political support than ever before, but they remain a constituency defined as essentially foreign. The authors explore the role of religion in cultural integration and identity formation, showing that Arab Muslims feel more alienated from the mainstream than Arab Christians do. Arab Americans adhere more strongly to traditional values than do other Detroit residents, regardless of religion. Active participants in the religious and cultural life of the Arab American community attain higher levels of education and income, yet assimilation to the American mainstream remains important for achieving enduring social and political gains. The contradictions and dangers of being Arab and American are keenly felt in Detroit, but even when Arab Americans oppose U.S. policies, they express more confidence in U.S. institutions than do non-Arabs in the general population. The Arabs of greater Detroit, whether native-born, naturalized, or permanent residents, are part of a political and historical landscape that limits how, when, and to what extent they can call themselves American. When analyzed against this complex backdrop, the results of The Detroit Arab American Study demonstrate that the pervasive notion in American society that Arabs are not like "us" is simply inaccurate. Citizenship and Crisis makes a rigorous and impassioned argument for putting to rest this exhausted cultural and political stereotype.

Arab American Women

Author : Michael W. Suleiman
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
ISBN 13 : 0815655134
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (156 download)

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Download or read book Arab American Women written by Michael W. Suleiman and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2021-12-01 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arab American women have played an essential role in shaping their homes, their communities, and their country for centuries. Their contributions, often marginalized academically and culturally, are receiving long- overdue attention with the emerging interdisciplinary field of Arab American women’s studies. The collected essays in this volume capture the history and significance of Arab American women, addressing issues of migration, transformation, and reformation as these women invented occupations, politics, philosophies, scholarship, literature, arts, and, ultimately, themselves. Arab American women brought culture and absorbed culture; they brought relationships and created relationships; they brought skills and talents and developed skills and talents. They resisted inequities, refused compliance, and challenged representation. They engaged in politics, civil society, the arts, education, the market, and business. And they told their own stories. These histories, these genealogies, these narrations that are so much a part of the American experiment are chronicled in this volume, providing an indispensable resource for scholars and activists.

Multicultural Issues in Counseling

Author : Courtland C. Lee
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119025338
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Multicultural Issues in Counseling written by Courtland C. Lee and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-11-04 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This widely adopted, seminal text provides comprehensive direction from leading experts for culturally competent practice with diverse client groups in a variety of settings. Fully updated—with seven new chapters and including feedback from educators and practitioners—this book goes beyond counseling theory and offers specific information and effective techniques for work with the following client groups: American Indians African Americans Asian and Pacific Islanders Latinos/as Arab Americans Multiracial individuals and families Women and men Older adults LGBQQT clients People with disabilities Deaf children and their families Socioeconomically disadvantaged clients Military personnel *Requests for digital versions from the ACA can be found on wiley.com. *To request print copies, please visit the ACA website here. *Reproduction requests for material from books published by ACA should be directed to [email protected].

Women's Mental Health

Author : Nazilla Khanlou
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 331917326X
Total Pages : 415 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (191 download)

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Download or read book Women's Mental Health written by Nazilla Khanlou and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-07-23 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the social and societal context of women's mental health. Drawing from multidisciplinary perspectives and scholarship, it pays particular attention to how women's mental health is experienced at the personal level, yet it is influenced by their relationships and interacts with the larger societal context (such as prevailing gender equality policies, income distribution, role burden, peace and security). Specific attention is given to the positive aspects of women's mental health (such as agency, resilience) and how women’s personal relations across diverse domains (such as family, work, neighbourhoods) are constructed and influenced by, and in turn influence, broader societal structures/ policies/ opportunities. A unique feature of this book is that, at the end of each chapter, there is a Response section written by a non-academic such as a community member, practitioner or policy maker in which the invited authors respond to the chapter texts in the form of narrative, poetry, and/or prose, according to their various backgrounds, interests, and experiences.

The Development of Arab-American Identity

Author : Ernest Nasseph McCarus
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 9780472104390
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book The Development of Arab-American Identity written by Ernest Nasseph McCarus and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at all aspects--political, religious, and social--of the Arab-American experience.