Biopsychosocial Perspectives on Arab Americans Culture, Development,
Sylvia C. Nassar-McMillan, Kristine J. Ajrouch, and Julie Hakim-Larson, Editors One way integrative approaches to health care improve on traditional medical models is by recognizing the impact of cultural factors on health. While this evol
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psychosocial Perspectives on Arab Americans Culture, Development, and Health
Biopsychosocial Perspectives on Arab Americans
Sylvia C. Nassar-McMillan • Kristine J. Ajrouch Julie Hakim-Larson Editors
Biopsychosocial Perspectives on Arab Americans Culture, Development, and Health
Editors Sylvia C. Nassar-McMillan Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Counselor Education North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC, USA
Kristine J. Ajrouch Department of Sociology Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI, USA
Julie Hakim-Larson Department of Psychology University of Windsor Windsor, ON, Canada
ISBN 978-1-4614-8237-6 ISBN 978-1-4614-8238-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-8238-3 Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2013947471 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
We dedicate this book to the many current and future generations of individuals with Arab ancestry in the United States and worldwide. Sylvia C. Nassar-McMillan Kristine J. Ajrouch Julie Hakim-Larson
Preface
From a perspective of ethnic identity, the process of my development as both a person and a professional has followed parallel paths. Due to ethnicities (and perceived ethnicities!) of the p
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