Book

An Islamic-Lebanese community in U.S.A.: a study in cultural anthropology

Beirut Arab University[Beirut] • Published In 1971 • Pages:

By: Waṣfi, Āṭif Amīn.

Abstract
In this monograph Wasfi presents an ethnographic study of a Lebanese-Muslim community in the southend area of Dearborn, Michigan. Although a wide range of cultural data on this community are presented in the text -- as for example on migration history, communication, economy, education, family and kinship, politics, religion, recreation, the life cycle, etc. -- the major focus of the work is on cultural contact between two different societies (Muslim and American).'This contact has resulted in several processes of acculturation, cultural and social conflicts and assimilation. The community members live as Arabs and as Americans. How they have handled this cultural duality is the theme of the study' (p. 125).
Subjects
External migration
Acculturation and culture contact
Sociocultural trends
Speech
Religious and educational structures
Settlement patterns
Ethnic stratification
Congregations
Religious denominations
culture
Arab Americans
HRAF PubDate
1999
Region
North America
Sub Region
Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 1998
Field Date
1963-1964
Coverage Date
1870s - 1960s
Coverage Place
Southend area, Dearborn, Michigan, United States
Notes
Atif A. Wasfi
categories Cultural Participation (184) and Age Stratification (561) used for cultural differences between parental or first generation immigrants (called Group A), and their children (called Group B)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 126)
LCCN
74156541
LCSH
Arab Americans