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1 online resource (xxvi, 413 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Biopsychosocial Perspectives on Arab Americans: An Introduction / Sylvia C. Nassar-McMillan, Kristine J. Ajrouch and Julie Hakim-Larson -- Part I: Arab American Culture -- The Sociopolitical History of Arabs in the United States: Assimilation, Ethnicity, and Global Citizenship / Dalia Abdelhady -- Intra-Ethnic Diversity and Religion / Helen Hatab Samhan -- Family Values and Traditions / Ben K. Beitin and Mireille Aprahamian -- Arab Americans and Gender / Louise Cainkar and Jen'nan Ghazal Read -- Arab Americans and the Aging Process / Sawsan Abdulrahim and Kristine J. Ajrouch -- Using Convoys of Social Relations to Understand Culture and Forgiveness from an Arab American Perspective / Kristine J. Ajrouch and Toni C. Antonucci -- Part II: The Psychosocial Development of Arab Americans -- Arab American Acculturation and Ethnic Identity Across the Lifespan: Sociodemographic Correlates and Psychological Outcomes / Mona M. Amer -- Arab Refugees: Trauma, Resilience, and Recovery / Ibrahim Aref Kira, Mona M. Amer and Nancy Howells Wrobel -- Mental Health Risks in Arab Americans Across the Lifespan / Nancy Howells Wrobel and Ashley Paterson -- Education and Employment Among Arab Americans: Pathways to Individual Identity and Community Resilience / Karen L. Haboush and Nicole Barakat -- Promoting Environmental Health in the Arab American Community / Hikmet J. Jamil -- Part III: Health and Disease: Risks and Resilience -- Substance Abuse / Adnan Hammad, Cynthia L. Arfken, Virginia Hill Rice and Manal Said -- Diabetes Mellitus Among Arab Americans / Linda A. Jaber, Abdul Salam Al-Kassab... -- Maternal and Child Health / Florence J. Dallo, Carolyn Archer and Dawn P. Misra -- Cancer: Cross-Roads of Ethnicity and Environment / Kendra Schwartz and Kiumarss Nasseri.... -- Health Disparities and Advocacy Chapter / Adnan Hammad, Manal Said and Cynthia L. Arfken -- Health and Well-Being in Arab Americans: Prevention Strategies Using a Biopsychosocial Approach / Julie Hakim-Larson, Sylvia C. Nassar-McMillan and Kristine J. Ajrouch. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed October 1, 2013). |
| Summary |
One way integrative approaches to health care improve on traditional medical models is by recognizing the impact of cultural factors on health. While this evolution benefits clients of all ethnicities, it holds added significance to treating individuals of Arab descent, who face a wide range of new challenges and stressors in post-9/11 America. Biopsychosocial Perspectives on Arab Americans 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. |
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Arab Americans -- Psychology.
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Arab Americans -- Medical care.
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Arabs -- United States -- psychology.
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Arabs -- United States.
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Delivery of Health Care -- United States.
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Cross-Cultural Comparison.
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Psychology.
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Cross Cultural Psychology.
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Clinical health psychology.
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Medicine/Public Health, general.
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Life Stages -- General.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Developmental -- General.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Developmental -- Lifespan Development.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- General.
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| Added Author |
Nassar-McMillan, Sylvia C., editor.
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Ajrouch, Kristine J., editor.
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Hakim-Larson, Julie A., 1953- editor.
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| ISBN |
9781461482383 (electronic bk.) |
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1461482380 (electronic bk.) |
| Standard No. |
10.1007/978-1-4614-8238-3 doi |
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