Social axioms and acculturation orientations of English Canadians toward British and Arab Muslim immigrants

Multiple studies have shown that culture, religiosity, and gender influence people’s behavior in managing their conflict; however, there has been little investigation of the impact of the acculturation process on these variables utilized by second generation Arab Muslim immigrants in the United States. My study follows a sequential explanatory model with a mixed methods approach, and specifically explores the conflict management styles utilized by second generation Arab Muslim immigrants in the U.S. and how their culture, gender, and religiosity contribute to these processes. Data was collected by conducting 112 online surveys and 12 face-to-face semi-structured interviews, with the sample population stemming from the Arab Muslim communities in Columbia, Kansas City, and St. Louis, Missouri. Binary logistic regression and Chi-square tests were used to analyze this quantitative data through SPSS while thematic analysis was used to analyze the qualitative data. The resulting analysis showed that second generation immigrants tended to be more individualistic, have a lower level of religiosity, and utilize and utilize dominating as a conflict management style to handle their interpersonal conflict. Level of religiosity had a significant relationship with the obliging, compromising, integrating, avoiding, and dominating conflict management styles. Gender had a significant association with the obliging, compromising, avoiding, and dominating conflict management styles. Finally, culture had a significant predictive relationship with obliging, integrating, compromising, and dominating conflict management styles.

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Acculturation and Dietary Acculturation among Arab Muslim Immigrants in Canada

Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research ◽

10.3148/cjdpr-2019-008 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 80 (4) ◽

pp. 172-178 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Rana Aljaroudi ◽

Susan Horton ◽

Rhona M. Hanning

Keyword(s):

Food Culture ◽

Traditional Food ◽

Dietary Acculturation ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Individual Interviews ◽

Daily Food ◽

Muslim Immigrants ◽

Arab Muslim ◽

Acculturation Level ◽

Canadian Culture

Purpose: The purpose of this work was to assess Arab Muslim immigrant mothers’ acculturation level, to explore apparent links between acculturation level and experiences of dietary changes, and to gather information on factors affecting dietary acculturation. Methods: Semi-structured individual interviews focusing on food choices were conducted with 24 mothers who had been in Canada 5 years or more. An adapted version of an existing acculturation scale was used to assess participants’ perception of their own acculturation. Results: Arab Muslim mothers retain traditional food preparation. However, several factors led to changes in their daily food consumption such as children’s preferences, time concerns, and availability of Arabic food. No significant relation was found between measured levels of acculturation and the adoption of Canadian food behaviour or the retention of preparation and consumption of traditional foods (dietary acculturation); however, a greater length of stay in Canada was somewhat associated with limitations on preparing traditional food. The findings indicated that many of the Arab Muslim mothers interviewed retain important aspects of their traditional cuisine. Conclusions: Dietary acculturation for Arab Muslim immigrants to Canada involved a balance between carrying forward food-related traditions and adapting to Canadian culture, including Canada’s food culture.

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Conflict Management Styles in the Workplace: A Study of First Generation Arab Muslim Immigrants in the United States

International Journal of Business and Management ◽

10.5539/ijbm.v10n11p24 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 10 (11) ◽

pp. 24 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jamil Al Wekhian

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Conflict Management ◽

Significant Relationship ◽

First Generation ◽

The United States ◽

Management Style ◽

Management Styles ◽

Conflict Management Styles ◽

Muslim Immigrants ◽

Arab Muslim

<p>Multiple studies have shown that culture, religiosity, and gender influence people’s behavior in managing their conflict; however, there has been little investigation of the impact of the acculturation process on these variables utilized by first generation Arab Muslim immigrants in the United States. My study follows a sequential explanatory model with a mixed methods approach, and specifically explores the conflict management styles utilized by first generation Arab Muslim immigrants in the U.S. and how their culture, gender, and religiosity contribute to these processes. Data was collected by conducting 145 online surveys and 12 face-to-face semi-structured interviews, with the sample population stemming from the Arab Muslim communities in Columbia, Kansas City, and St. Louis, Missouri. Binary logistic regression and Chi-square tests were used to analyze this quantitative data through SPSS while thematic analysis was used to analyze the qualitative data. The resulting analysis showed that first-generation immigrants tended to be more collectivistic, have a higher level of religiosity, and utilize a wider variety of conflict management styles including obliging, compromising, integrating, and avoiding. In addition, gender had a significant relationship only with the avoiding conflict management style, while level of religiosity had a significant relationship with the obliging, compromising, integrating, and dominating conflict management styles. Finally, culture had a significant predictive relationship with integrating and avoiding conflict management styles.</p>

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A model of mother–child adjustment in Arab Muslim immigrants to the US

Social Science & Medicine ◽

10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.08.027 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 69 (9) ◽

pp. 1377-1386 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Karen Aroian ◽

Edythe S. Hough ◽

Thomas N. Templin ◽

Anahid Kulwicki ◽

Vidya Ramaswamy ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Child Adjustment ◽

Muslim Immigrants ◽

Arab Muslim ◽

The Us

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Acculturation Process of Arab-Muslim Immigrants in the United States

Asian Culture and History ◽

10.5539/ach.v8n1p89 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 89 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Jamil Al Wekhian

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

The United States ◽

Arab Population ◽

Potential Barriers ◽

Acculturation Process ◽

Muslim Immigrants ◽

Arab Muslim ◽

Major Factors ◽

Different Cultures ◽

The U.S

<p class="1Body">While globalization has made this world smaller, interdependent, and heterogeneous, clashes among different cultures became inevitable. Immigrants leave their home country for many reasons, by choice or necessity. The U.S. is considered one of the countries that enjoys its cultural diversity. In the case of Arab-Muslim immigrants, they came to the U.S. either seeking a better life, or fleeing prosecution. They come from completely different culture, language, and religion. This move makes them prone to experience one or more challenges: assimilation, integration, separation, or marginalization. Since assimilation is very hard to achieve, integration is the ideal choice for which scholars aspier. This paper investigates the acculturation process of Arab-Muslim immigrants in the U.S. Results showed a variety of potential barriers exist hindering Arab-Muslim immigrants from successful integration into the United States society. Cultural and religious differences, distinctions in moral and ethical values, perception of gender relations, demonization of the Arab population in mass media, and discrimination are the major factors causing the overall struggles of the acculturation process.</p>

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Rubbing Shoulders

The Making of the Medieval Middle East ◽

10.23943/princeton/9780691179094.003.0015 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 431-490

Author(s):

Jack Tannous

Keyword(s):

Shared Experience ◽

Arab Immigrants ◽

Shared Experiences ◽

Muslim Immigrants ◽

Arab Muslim ◽

The Social

This chapter addresses how Muslims and non-Muslims lived together, side-by-side and having a shared experience. This was the case in Syria from the earliest period of Muslim rule. Arab Muslim immigrants settled in preexisting towns and cities, and al-Jābiya and al-Ramla—two well-known Arab encampments—never took off as significant places of Muslim habitation. Outside Syria, one must also remember that the garrison cities in which Arab immigrants settled were themselves not hermetically sealed off from the populations around them. The chapter then considers some of the social milieux of exchange and vectors by which Muslims came into contact with non-Muslims—milieux where, through shared settings and shared experiences, non-Muslim ideas and practices came to be taken up by Muslims.

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A model of mother–child adjustment in Arab Muslim immigrants to the US☆

Journal of End-to-End-testing ◽

10.1016/s9999-9994(09)20431-4 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 69 (9) ◽

pp. 1377-1386

Author(s):

Karen Aroian ◽

Edythe S. Hough ◽

Thomas N. Templin ◽

Anahid Kulwicki ◽

Vidya Ramaswamy ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Child Adjustment ◽

Muslim Immigrants ◽

Arab Muslim ◽

The Us

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Nonfinancial employment commitment among Muslims and Jews in Israel: examination of the core–periphery model on majority and minority groups

Employee Relations ◽

10.1108/er-12-2019-0486 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 43 (1) ◽

pp. 227-243

Author(s):

Moshe Sharabi ◽

Ilan Shdema ◽

Oriana Abboud-Armaly

Keyword(s):

Urban Areas ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Minority Groups ◽

Residential Areas ◽

Content Type ◽

The Core ◽

Muslim Immigrants ◽

Arab Muslim ◽

First Time ◽

Employment Commitment

PurposeThe Nonfinancial employment commitment (NFEC) of Muslims in general, and of Arab Muslims in particular, has not yet been studied. Accordingly, the purpose of this study is to fill this gap by exploring the NFEC among Arab Muslims in Israel and comparing it to that of Jews in Israel.Design/methodology/approachThe most common indicator of NFEC is the classic “Lottery Question,” which asked whether an individual would continue or stop working if they won a lottery or inherited a large sum of money. The sample included 215 Muslims and 898 Jews representing the Israeli labor force.FindingsThe findings reveal higher NFEC among Arab Muslims, particularly among women, compared to Jews. Muslims and Jews in urban areas have a lower NFEC then those who live in smaller localities. Among both Jews and Muslims, NFEC significantly increases with education level and income.Social implicationsNFEC is an important measure of the work ethic. A high NFEC of Arab Muslims, especially among women, reflects a high nonactualized potential for Western societies integrating Arab Muslim immigrants and refugees into the labor market.Originality/valueThe authors adapted the core–periphery model and found that it could explain the authors’ findings regarding NFEC differences among ethnoreligious groups in different residential areas. As the authors indicated before, it is the first time that NFEC of Arab Muslims has been studied.

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