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Between Two Worlds: Acculturation Impact On The Mental Health Status Of Arab Americans, Sara Abubotain
Between Two Worlds: Acculturation Impact On The Mental Health Status Of Arab Americans, Sara Abubotain
Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)
ABSTRACT
Between Two Worlds: Acculturation Impact on the
Mental Health Status of Arab Americans
SARA ABUBOTAIN
Seton Hall University, 2020
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Deborah DeLuca, M.S., J.D.
Background and Purpose of the Study: Arabs come from over 20 countries in Africa and Asia. Many of those countries either have an ongoing war, battle with terrorism, or political turmoil that may have resulted in mental health issues for Arabs migrating to America. Arab Americans continue to migrate to the U.S. Arab Americans have been experiencing stress due to the discrimination they face post 9/11, their acculturation method, cultural difference, pre-migration mental …