Arab Americans in the United States Immigration, Culture and Health
This open access book provides a unique perspective on the relationship between immigration, culture, and health. It presents a cross-cultural perspective between culture and illness. It touches upon identity struggles, the notion of not feeling "safe, understood, accepted," and its relati...
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| Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
| Language: | English |
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Singapore
Springer Nature
2024
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| Series: | International Perspectives on Migration; South-South Migration
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| Online Access: | DOAB: download the publication DOAB: description of the publication |
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| Summary: | This open access book provides a unique perspective on the relationship between immigration, culture, and health. It presents a cross-cultural perspective between culture and illness. It touches upon identity struggles, the notion of not feeling "safe, understood, accepted," and its relation to Arab American health. The book provides a comprehensive review of the history of Muslims in America and discusses better healthcare services for chronic illness-diabetes. It provides an ethnographic framework for building cultural belief models of illness, which helps study any illness among any population. It is a must-read for everyone interested in understanding the relationship among culture, health, and immigration, as well as the importance of building cultural belief models of illness and their possible impact on providing better healthcare services. The book is of interest to scholars, caregivers, and those living with diabetes. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (107 p.) |
| ISBN: | 978-981-99-7417-7 9789819974177 9789819974160 |
| Access: | Open Access |