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100 1  Read, Jen'nan Ghazal,|d1972- 
245 10 Culture, class, and work among Arab-American women /
       |cJen̓nan Ghazal Read. 
264  1 New York :|bLFB Scholarly Pub. LLC,|c2004. 
300    vii, 158 pages :|billustrations ;|c23 cm. 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
490 1  The new Americans 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-150) and 
       index. 
505 0  Statement of the problem -- Origins of diversity: Arab-
       American immigration -- Research objectives -- 
       Organization of the study -- Theoretical significance of 
       women's labor force participation -- Structural and 
       cultural explanations of ethnic diversity -- The evolution
       of ethnic and gender studies: recognizing intraethnic 
       diversity -- Summary -- The case for Arab Americans -- 
       Determinants of Arab-American women's labor force activity
       -- Hypotheses -- Data and methods -- Arab-American women 
       in comparative perspective -- U.S. census data -- Arab-
       American survey data -- Immigrant selectivity and Arab-
       American women's success -- Cultural and class diversity -
       - The impact of nativity: variations in cultural 
       assimilation -- Challenging myths of U.S. Muslim women -- 
       Portrait of an achieving ethnic population -- Determinants
       of Arab-American women's economic achievements -- Ties 
       that bind: ethnic homogamy, religiosity, and women's 
       employment -- Cultural influences on labor force 
       commitment -- Gender traditionalism's cultural 
       underpinnings -- Education, occupation, and women's 
       earnings -- Summary -- Conclusion -- Women's achievements 
       and the universal sisterhood -- The gendered consequences 
       of culture -- Summary and future research. 
650  0 Arab American women|xSocial conditions. 
650  0 Arab American women|xEmployment. 
650  0 Women immigrants|zUnited States|xSocial conditions. 
650  0 Women foreign workers|zUnited States. 
650  0 Labor supply|zUnited States. 
650  0 Sex role|zUnited States. 
650  0 Arab Americans|xEthnic identity. 
650  0 Arab Americans|xCultural assimilation. 
830  0 New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC) 
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