Sociological Perspectives of Resilience Among Arab and Middle Eastern Migrants

“In Sociological Perspectives of Resilience Among Arab and Middle Eastern Migrants” by Nuha Alshabani, Suzette L. Speight, Samsara I. Soto, Kristin L. K. Koskey, and Caroyn Behrman the authors present the results of a study that focused on the lived experience of Arab, Middle Eastern, and North African (AMENA) migrants living in the United States through a socioecological framework. The study explored how participants described their experience of resilience and how participants experienced resilience in the microsystem, exosystem, mesosystem, and microsystem. Implications for advocacy, practice and research are also discussed. Copyright: 2024

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• Analyze the socioecological context of AMENA migrants.
• Discuss the research methodology used to conduct the study.
• Recognize the various systems and subthemes that emerged in studying AMENA migrant’s experience of resilience in the macrosystem, exosystem, mezzo system, and microsystem.
• Apply research to understand implications for practice, advocacy and research.

• Nuha Alshabani, Department of Psychology, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, USA and Psychiatry Department, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
• Suzette L. Speight, and Samsara I. Soto, Department of Psychology, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio
• Kristin L. K. Koskey, Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum Department, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Caroyn Behrman, Department of Anthropology, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio

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