03683nam 2200769Ia 450 991096282100332120251116152213.01-280-36140-997866103614031-59332-120-1(CKB)1000000000033672(OCoLC)58734949(CaPaEBR)ebrary10080025(SSID)ssj0000133799(PQKBManifestationID)11141986(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000133799(PQKBWorkID)10053464(PQKB)11464593(OCoLC)614981295(MiAaPQ)EBC3016739(Au-PeEL)EBL3016739(CaPaEBR)ebr10080025(CaONFJC)MIL36140(BIP)46023911(BIP)9141460(EXLCZ)99100000000003367220140716d2004 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrCulture, class, and work among Arab-American women /Jen'nan Ghazal ReadNew York LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC20041 online resource (166 p.)The new AmericansBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-59332-006-X Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-150) and index.Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical Significance of Women's Labor Force Participation -- 3 The Case for Arab Americans -- 4 Arab-American Women in Comparative Perspective -- 5 Determinants of Arab-American Women's Economic Achievements -- 6 Conclusion -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- References -- Index.Read examines the labor force activity of Arab-American women, a group whose work experiences provide an exception to accepted theories. The employment rates of Arab immigrant women rank among the lowest of any immigrant group, while the rates of native-born Arab-American women resemble those of U.S.-born white women. These differences cannot be explained by Arab-American women s human capital characteristics or family resources, but are due to traditional cultural norms that prioritize women s family obligations over their economic activity and to ethnic and religious social networks that encourage the maintenance of traditional gender roles. Read s findings challenge assumptions about variations in ethnic women s labor force participation. Arab cultural valuesplay an important role in determining the position of women of Arab descent inAmerican society."New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)Arab American womenSocial conditionsArab American womenEmploymentWomen immigrantsUnited StatesSocial conditionsWomen foreign workersUnited StatesLabor supplyUnited StatesSex roleUnited StatesArab AmericansEthnic identityArab AmericansCultural assimilationArab American womenSocial conditions.Arab American womenEmployment.Women immigrantsSocial conditions.Women foreign workersLabor supplySex roleArab AmericansEthnic identity.Arab AmericansCultural assimilation.331.4/089/927073Read Jen'nan Ghazal1972-1866650MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910962821003321Culture, class, and work among Arab-American women4474064UNINA