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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"Arab-Americans"”.
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Acculturative Stress, Depression, & Anxiety Among Arab Americans
Arab Americans, those who themselves or their ancestors have immigrated fromthe Middle East or North Africa to the United States, experience a lot of stress as a result of balancing varying cultures, known as acculturative stress. Due to the underrepresentation and misrepresentation of Arabs in …
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Capturing the meaning of well-being among Arab Americans
… minorities in the United States. Research on Arab Americans has largely focused on examining psychological distress and dysfunction. Shifting the emphasis to well-being can allow for a more holistic understanding of Arab Americans’ mental health. To accomplish this objective, determining how …
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Diabetes Fatalism, Self-Efficacy, and Self-Management Among Arab Americans
… compared with non-Hispanic White populations, Arab Americans remain understudied and inadequately captured in national health datasets due to racial classification practices. Psychosocial and contextual factors influencing diabetes self-management in this population remain poorly …
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A Linguistic and Literary Analysis of the Writings of Arab Americans in English
In addition I also used literary analysis to investigate the different literary devices used by the creative writers to convey culture. And to show how bilingual literature serves to express culture to both the monolingual speaker as well as the bilingual speaker.
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Ethnic Identity Among Arab Americans: An Examination Of Contextual Influences And Psychological Well-Being
… been ignored in the psychological literature: Arab Americans. </p> <p>Specifically, the goals of the study were threefold. The first goal was to examine the association between multiple contextual factors (such as students' perceptions of their parents' style of parenting, family ethnic …
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Stereotypes of Arab and Arab-Americans Presented in Hollywood Movies Released during 1994 to 2000.
… on films released from 1994-2000 that feature Arab/Arab-American characters. A literature analysis reviewed the use of stereotypes in other portrayals of Arab/Arab-American characters. A qualitative analysis of six movies examined specific characteristics that were displayed by …
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Word Use and Placement Associating Arabs and Arab-Americans with Terrorism in the American Media
… specific group or religion. In this case, Islam, Arabs or the Middle East region seems to be connected to these violent incidents. The reality of the situation may place responsibility in some sources within this region, however, an overgeneralization in regards to a diverse religion and culture …
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Predictors of an Intention to Quit Waterpipe Smoking among Arab Americans: Application of The Theory of Planned Behavior
… an intention to quit waterpipe smoking among the Arab-Americans population specifically. Our study’s objective is to investigate the predictors of an intention to quit waterpipe smoking in next 12 months among a sample of Arab Americans who smoke tobacco using a waterpipe in the Houston area. …
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The Relationship between Acculturation and Depression among First Generation Christian Arab American Adults
<p>Contrary to the common belief that most Arab Americans are Muslim, 77% of Arab Americans are Christian (Awad, 2010). There is no research that addresses the unique experience of Christian Arab Americans with the process of acculturating to the larger American society while maintaining the values …
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Overdue Credit: Credit Management, Crime, and Immigrants in Early Twentieth Century United States
… capitalism to examine the joined histories of Arab American immigrants and the professionalization of credit management in the early twentieth century. The history of early Arab Americans has previously been told as a clichéd story of upward mobility and financial success without much …
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Arab-American Lives In New York City: the Value Of Creative Non-Fiction Journalism To The Social Sciences
<p>Through three journalistic portraits of Arab Americans living in New York City today, this thesis adds to the academic work of documenting the post-9/11 Arab-American experience via creative non-fiction storytelling. The three portraits of different generation Arab Americans each touch upon …
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SUICIDE COGNITIONS AMONG ARAB AMERICAN EMERGING ADULTS: RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS
Arab Americans are a rapidly growing and increasingly marginalized ethnic group. Despite evidence that anti-Arab discrimination has increased in the past two decades, there remains a dearth of literature. The only published empirical investigation of suicide risk among Arab Americans utilized …
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The Role of Collective Memory and Cultural Trauma in Arab American Identity Formation
… the cultural traumas and memories that shape Arab American identity in the US, and how such events influence their interactions and relationships with other Arab and non-Arab Americans. Drawing on memory and trauma literature, this study highlights the impact of collective memory and cultural …
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Are first generation immigrants more inclined to participate in clinical research?
… This study examined first- and second-generation Arab American immigrants in Dearborn, Michigan, using a survey from 65 participants to determine the impact of generation on clinical research participation. Fifty-one (78%) of the respondents were first-generation immigrants, and 14 (22%) were …
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Vignettes for educating the non-Arab non-Muslim reader : subversion and survival of Hakawati figures
This study highlights the strategies Arab American authors use to forge empathetic bonds and create community among Arab American and non-Arab and non-Muslim readers. These diverse texts—ranging from memoirs and novels to comic books and ethnographic studies—illustrate Arab Americans’ struggles and …
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Not so black and white: Different races, different discrimination
… as foreign (e.g., Asian, Hispanic, and Arab Americans) are considered less qualified for “American” jobs while those stereotyped as low status (e.g., Hispanic, Arab, and African Americans) are considered less qualified for “high-status” jobs. This work also introduces evidence for the …
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Racism without Race: The Racialization of Middle Eastern and North African Students at U.S. Colleges
… on critical race theory, current scholarship on Arab Americans and foreign-born students, and facets of the Ethnic Identity Scale (EIS), this study examined the experiences of MENA students who study amid a national backdrop of xenophobia and racialized Islamophobia. This study included 58 survey …
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The Impact of Religious Behaviors, Islamophobia, Gender Roles, Language Proficiency, and Education Levels on Mental Illness Stigma and Help-Seeking Behaviors Among Arab Women in the U.S.
… census does not provide data on the number of Arab Americans in the United States, which hinders studies that focus on this population group to explore their needs and improve access to mental health services. Arab women in America represent a subgroup that has received insufficient attention …
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The Relationship Between Generation, First And Second, Ethnic Identity, Modernity, And Acculturation Among Immigrant Lebanese American Women
… and (4) the Acculturation Rating Scale for Arab Americans II (ARSAA-II). Multiple regression was used to analyze the data. Results indicated that generation and ethnic identity had a significant relationship to acculturation, as they were the best predictors of acculturation in Lebanese …
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Determinants of Physical Activity in Arab American Children
… impact on physical and psychosocial health. Arab Americans (AAs), one of the most rapidly growing minorities in United States, tend to have a high prevalence of obesity and low participation in physical activity. The purpose of this study was to describe determinants of physical activity, …
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