Thesis
Conceptions of masculinity among Arab Americans
Washington State University
Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
2010
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/102476
Abstract
In this thesis I explore how Arab-American males conceive masculinity. This thesis builds off of the previous research conducted on Arab-Americans, Arab gender, and the conceptions of honor and shame. It also builds off the essential theories that underlay transnationalism and gender and men's studies, particularly hegemonic masculinity. One of the essential points is that Arab-American masculinity is transnational and thus a mixture of both Arab and American qualities exists and that important Arab elements such as public and private spheres and shame and honor continue to be present. However, my essential argument is that the way Arab-American masculinity is conceived and practiced is a result of the changing dynamics among women. One of the results of this is that honor and shame as well as the public private is reconstituted in the transnational setting. In essence, Arab-American men are responding to the changing dynamic of women by reasserting traditional boundaries and expectations, but modified to fit within their transnational setting.
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Details
- Title
- Conceptions of masculinity among Arab Americans
- Creators
- Whittaker Wigner Harpel
- Contributors
- Clare M. Wilkinson-Weber (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Anthropology, Department of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Pullman, Wash. :
- Identifiers
- 99900524805501842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis