The lived experience of honor among first generation Levantine Arab American women: A heuristic study
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[Thesis]
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Heidi A. Brooks
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Martyn, Marial
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Capella University
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2016
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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157
GENERAL NOTES
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Committee members: Davis, Joe; Martyn, Marial; Styles, Douglas
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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-369-35886-5
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
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Ph.D.
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Harold Abel School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Body granting the degree
Capella University
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2016
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Since the terrorist attacks of 9/11, there has been a significant amount of research on the Middle East and Islam. These studies inform the academic community regarding the culture and religion of the region and its people. An area of research regarding the culture and people of the Middle East that has not been represented in the literature is the experience of honor. Honor has been researched from a sociological and anthropological perspective, and honor killings have been present in the media. However, there was a need for the experience of honor, specifically among first generation Levantine Arab American women, to be explored in a qualitative study. The methodology used for this study was Moustakas' heuristic research design, which allowed the primary researcher to illuminate the experience of honor among first generation Levantine Arab American women. The study found that honor was a complex experience for the participants. The multifaceted experience was familial and societal, public and private, and individual and collective. The experience of honor among first generation Levantine Arab American women was found to be one that started in early childhood and continued into adulthood, never really ending for the participant. The participants describe their lives as a struggle between the wants of the individual and the wants of the family and community. The implications of the study are discussed further in Chapter 5.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Cultural anthropology; Social psychology; Womens studies; Psychology
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Social sciences;Psychology;Arab;Experience;Heuristic;Honor;Levantine;Women
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Yang, Ziqiang
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Martyn, Marial
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Subdivision
Harold Abel School of Social and Behavioral Sciences