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Biopsychosocial Perspectives on Arab Americans

Culture, Development, and Health

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Editors:
  1. Sylvia C. Nassar-McMillan

    1. Department of Curriculum and Instruction, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA

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  2. Kristine J. Ajrouch

    1. Department of Sociology, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, USA

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  3. Julie Hakim-Larson

    1. Department of Psychology, University of Windsor, Windsor, Canada

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  • Provides cultural background and insights essential for clinical/community practitioners to provide effective, culturally appropriate interventions within mental health and medical perspectives

  • Chapters provide theoretical and empirical background with focus on implications for practice and secondary emphasis on implications for training and future research

  • Extensive case studies are provided throughout

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvi
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  2. Biopsychosocial Perspectives on Arab Americans: An Introduction

    • Sylvia C. Nassar-McMillan, Kristine J. Ajrouch, Julie Hakim-Larson
    Pages 1-9

  3. Arab American Culture

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-15
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    2. The Sociopolitical History of Arabs in the United States: Assimilation, Ethnicity, and Global Citizenship

      • Dalia Abdelhady
      Pages 17-43

    3. Intra-Ethnic Diversity and Religion

      • Helen Hatab Samhan
      Pages 45-65

    4. Family Values and Traditions

      • Ben K. Beitin, Mireille Aprahamian
      Pages 67-88

    5. Arab Americans and Gender

      • Louise Cainkar, Jen’nan Ghazal Read
      Pages 89-105

    6. Arab Americans and the Aging Process

      • Sawsan Abdulrahim, Kristine J. Ajrouch
      Pages 107-125

    7. Using Convoys of Social Relations to Understand Culture and Forgiveness from an Arab American Perspective

      • Kristine J. Ajrouch, Toni C. Antonucci
      Pages 127-146

  4. The Psychosocial Development of Arab Americans

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 147-151
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    2. Arab American Acculturation and Ethnic Identity Across the Lifespan: Sociodemographic Correlates and Psychological Outcomes

      • Mona M. Amer
      Pages 153-173

    3. Arab Refugees: Trauma, Resilience, and Recovery

      • Ibrahim Aref Kira, Mona M. Amer, Nancy Howells Wrobel
      Pages 175-195

    4. Mental Health Risks in Arab Americans Across the Lifespan

      • Nancy Howells Wrobel, Ashley Paterson
      Pages 197-228

    5. Education and Employment Among Arab Americans: Pathways to Individual Identity and Community Resilience

      • Karen L. Haboush, Nicole Barakat
      Pages 229-255

    6. Promoting Environmental Health in the Arab American Community

      • Hikmet J. Jamil
      Pages 257-281

  5. Health and Disease: Risks and Resilience

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 283-286
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    2. Substance Abuse

      • Adnan Hammad, Cynthia L. Arfken, Virginia Hill Rice, Manal Said
      Pages 287-305

    3. Diabetes Mellitus Among Arab Americans

      • Linda A. Jaber, Abdul Salam Al-Kassab, Florence J. Dallo
      Pages 307-324

    4. Maternal and Child Health

      • Florence J. Dallo, Carolyn Archer, Dawn P. Misra
      Pages 325-346

    5. Cancer: Cross-Roads of Ethnicity and Environment

      • Kendra Schwartz, Kiumarss Nasseri, Emad Shehada
      Pages 347-368
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About this book

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.

 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Curriculum and Instruction, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA

    Sylvia C. Nassar-McMillan

  • Department of Sociology, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, USA

    Kristine J. Ajrouch

  • Department of Psychology, University of Windsor, Windsor, Canada

    Julie Hakim-Larson

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Biopsychosocial Perspectives on Arab Americans

  • Book Subtitle: Culture, Development, and Health

  • Editors: Sylvia C. Nassar-McMillan, Kristine J. Ajrouch, Julie Hakim-Larson

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8238-3

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Behavioral Science, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-8237-6Published: 24 September 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-7639-0Published: 11 August 2015

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-8238-3Published: 24 September 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVI, 413

  • Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Cross Cultural Psychology, Health Psychology

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