Biopsychosocial Perspectives on Arab Americans: Culture, Development, and Health

by Sylvia C. Nassar-McMillan

This book introduces an interdisciplinary lens by bringing together vital research on culture, psychosocial development, and key aspects of health and disease to address a wide range of salient concerns. Its scholarship mirrors the diversity of the Arab American population, exploring ethnic concepts in socio-historical and political contexts before reviewing findings on major health issues, including diabetes, cancer, substance abuse, mental illness,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1489976396
• ISBN13: 9781489976390
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 413 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"