essay

Immigrant Palestinian women evaluate their lives

family and gender among american muslims : issues facing middle eastern immigrants and their descendants • Philadelphia • Published In 1996 • Pages: 41-58, 320

By: Cainkar, Louise.

Abstract
This article describes the assessment by immigrant Palestinian women of the quality of their own lives not only as women but as Palestinian women in particular. The study is based on the author's fieldwork in Chicago's Palestinian community, which resulted in detailed life histories of twenty-two women (p. 41). The women's assessment is based on the values they hold, their sense of history, what they believe to be desirable, possible achievements, and the ways in which their lives compare to those around them (e.g., the parental generation, non-Arabs, etc.).
Subjects
Sociocultural trends
Gender status
Ethnosociology
Education system
Liberal arts education
Gender roles and issues
culture
Arab Americans
HRAF PubDate
1999
Region
North America
Sub Region
Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Sociologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 1998
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Notes
Louise Cainkar
Includes bibliographical references (p. 58)
LCCN
95054109
LCSH
Arab Americans