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GROWING UP BETWEEN TWO CULTURES
ISSUES AND PROBLEMS OF MUSLIM CHILDREN |
| By: |
Farideh Salili (Editor), Rumjahn Hoosain (Editor) |
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Paperback |
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| ISBN 10: |
1623966191 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781623966195 |
| Publisher: |
INFORMATION AGE PUBLISHING |
| Pub. date: |
27 May, 2014 |
| Series: |
Research in Multicultural Education & International Perspectives |
| Pages: |
360 |
| Synopsis: |
This volume deals with social emotional and educational issues of Muslim children growing up in a Western country. It aims at shedding light on factors that contribute to the successful adjustment of these immigrant children and ways of helping them to adjust to the new life in their new country.CONTENTSPreface. PART I: INTRODUCTION. Growing up Between Two Cultures: Issues and Problems of Muslim Children Farideh Salili and Rumjahn Hoosain. PART II: DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS AND ACCULTURATION ISSUES. Raising Children and Teens of Middle Eastern Born Parents in United States: Transformative Perspective of Intercultural Competency Kathleen P. King Heba Abuzayyad-Huseibeh and Hasan Nuseibeh. Extent of Acculturation Experiences Among High School Muslim Students in the United States Shifa Podikunju-Hussain. Understanding the Cultural Capital of Learners of Muslim Descent Myra Daniel. PART III: ISSUES RELATED TO THE IDENTITY FORMATION OF THE MUSLIM CHILDREN. American Muslim Identity: Negotiating the Ummah and the American Public School System Lesliee Antonette and Lara Taboun.The Personal Aspirations and Cherished Ideals of Muslim Adolescents Living in Norway and Singapore Deborah A. Stiles and Osman Ozturgut. Trying to Fit In: Ismaili Youth Identity in Post-9/11 Canada Hafiz Printer. PART IV: THE ROLE OF GENDER IN ACCULTURATION AND IDENTITY FORMATION. Discourse on Equity and Social Justice in a Muslim High School in Israel: A Case Study Khalid Arar. Gender Islam and Refugee Status: Possibilities for Negotiating Hybrid Identities and Contesting Boundaries in Digital Spaces Delila Omerbasic. Stepping in and out of Worlds: Bosnian Muslim Girlsa' Narratives About Cultural and Religious Identity Construction Lisa Hoffman. PART V: EXPERIENCES OF MUSLIM YOUTHS GROWING UP IN A NON-MUSLIM COUNTRY. The Strengths and Skills of Children: Self-Discriptions of Somali and Local Australian Children Agnes E. Dodds Nadia Albert and Jeanette A. Lawrence. Religiosity and Happiness of American-Muslim Youths: An Empirical Study of Faith Maturity and Subjective Well-Being Chang-Ho Ji. ai??Thata's Not What I Want for My Childrenai??: Islamic Schools as a Parental Response to Childhood Experiences of Mainstream British Schooling Farah Ahmed. Author Index. Subject Index.About the Authors. |
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US |
| Imprint: |
Information Age Publishing |
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Non-returnable |
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