Culture, class, and work among Arab-American women / / Jen'nan Ghazal Read
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| Autore: |
Read Jen'nan Ghazal <1972->
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| Titolo: |
Culture, class, and work among Arab-American women / / Jen'nan Ghazal Read
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC, 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (166 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 331.4/089/927073 |
| Soggetto topico: | Arab American women - Social conditions |
| Arab American women - Employment | |
| Women immigrants - United States - Social conditions | |
| Women foreign workers - United States | |
| Labor supply - United States | |
| Sex role - United States | |
| Arab Americans - Ethnic identity | |
| Arab Americans - Cultural assimilation | |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-150) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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." |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Culture, class, and work among Arab-American women |
| ISBN: | 1-280-36140-9 |
| 9786610361403 | |
| 1-59332-120-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910962821003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)