附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-150) and index.
Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- Statement of the Problem -- Origins of Diversity: Arab-American Immigration -- Research Objectives -- Organization of the Study -- 2 Theoretical Significance of Women's Labor Force Participation -- Structural and Cultural Explanations of Ethnic Diversity -- The Evolution of Ethnic and Gender Studies: Recognizing Intraethnic Diversity -- Summary -- 3 The Case for Arab Americans -- Determinants of Arab-American Women's Labor Force Activity -- Hypotheses -- Data and Methods -- 4 Arab-American Women in Comparative Perspective -- U.S. Census Data -- Arab-American Survey Data -- Immigrant Selectivity and Arab-American Women's Success -- Cultural and Class Diversity -- The Impact of Nativity: Variations in Cultural Assimilation -- Challenging Myths of U.S. Muslim Women -- Portrait of an Achieving Ethnic Population -- 5 Determinants of Arab-American Women's Economic Achievements -- Ties that Bind: Ethnic Homogamy, Religiosity, and Women's Employment -- Cultural Influences on Labor Force Commitment -- Gender Traditionalism's Cultural Underpinnings -- Education, Occupation, and Women's Earnings -- Summary -- 6 Conclusion -- Women's Achievements and the Universal Sisterhood -- The Gendered Consequences of Culture -- Summary and Future Research -- Appendices -- References.
摘要:Read examines the labor force activity of Arab-American women, a group whose work experiences provide an exception to accepted theories. The employment rates of Arab immigrant women rank among the lowest of any immigrant group, while the rates of native-born Arab-American women resemble those of U.S.-born white women. These differences cannot be explained by Arab-American women's human capital characteristics or family resources, but are due to traditional cultural norms that prioritize women's family obligations over their economic activity and to ethnic and religious social networks that encourage the maintenance of traditional gender roles. Read's findings challenge assumptions about variations in ethnic women's labor force participation. Arab cultural values play an important role in determining the position of women of Arab descent in American society.
