The aim of this study is to examine key texts in the discourse on Arab male homosexuality--works that have helped shape contemporary Arab thoughts and attitudes towards male "homosexuality." The exploration of an Arab "homosexual identity" will not only be examined through the a…
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One way of shedding light on the mystery of the black male psyche is by analyzing the interpersonal family psychodynamics revealed in African-American dramatic writing. Through the examination of representative plays--their stories, scenes, dialogue and character interactions--w…
Cultural features of HIV risk among men of Pakistani and Indian heritage were examined through semi-structured face-to-face interviews using features of ethnography and grounded theory. Respondents were well educated and of Christian, Hindu, Muslim, and Sikh religions. They were…
Amidst post-Soviet Central Asia's economic stagnation and political instabilities of the 1990s, Uzbek men in the city of Osh, Kyrgyzstan, interpreted a wide range of current events and trends through the frame of a political imagination about what an ideal postsocialist state lo…
The reactions of people toward persons living with AIDS have been studied from different theoretical perspectives. Most of these studies have been conducted in the United States and Western Europe. A small number of studies, however, have been conducted in developing countries. …
The aim of this study was to investigate the vitamin B-6 status of Saudi adult males and compare the status between rural and urban subjects. Fifty-one adult male subjects were recruited from urban (n = 31) and rural (n = 20) populations of Riyadh. These subjects were reclassifi…
Objective. To study sexual network patterns and factors that influence the sexual networking among male groups in Indonesia and to determine to what extent do the patterns of sexual networking or bridging behavior explain the low level of HIV/AIDS in Indonesia. Design. Cross-sec…
This study focuses on the way'men from Kabul, Afghanistan form trusting friendships. Based on participant observation, group and personal interviews, and a questionnaire, the researcher develops a descriptive theory of Kabuli Afghan friendships. Examined from an anthropological …
According to the World Health Organization, infertility affects more than 80 million people around the world, whereby one in ten couples experience primary or secondary infertility. Most of those who suffer from infertility, moreover, live in developing countries where infertili…
In recent decades, increased attention has been given to unmet need for family planning in developing countries. Previous research tends to ignore men's unmet need as related to existing power relations at the household level, communication between spouses, age gap between spous…
This ethnographic study examines the impact of religion on the lives of thirty drug-involved African-American men during reentry. Specifically, it is a comparative analysis of thirty Born Again Christians, Black Muslims, and those who reported that they were Non-religious. By ex…
This study researched the nature of self-identified unlikely ally friendships. An unlikely ally is a person who, despite possible opposition from family or societal group, forms a platonic friendship with someone from another race, religion, ethnic, or cultural group within the …
Recent critical analyses of Eugène Delacroix's North African œuvre have focused on its position within the French conquest of Algeria. Although scholars see a colonialist bias in his few paintings of Arab women, his imagery of men has been largely ignored. Yet during his trip to…
Rapid population growth is now one of the biggest socio-economic and consequently, health problems in the world. The significance of this dramatic increase in population becomes apparent when the limited possibilities of socio-economic growth are considered among developing coun…
Despite the increasing presence of Saudi Arabian international college students in American higher education, the literature regarding the experience of Saudi students in the United States is limited. This qualitative study explored and described the lived experiences of 9 male …
The Saudi government is reducing its dependency on foreign workers through a broad campaign of labor force indigenization commonly called Saudization (Shah, 2006). The drive to replace expatriate workers with Saudi nationals has been pursued along two broad paths: direct labor m…
This case study investigated a sample of Arab male students' preferences for oral error correction while they studied in an advanced ESL program at a Midwestern university. Twenty students and ten teachers were purposively selected to take part in this study. The major goal of t…
The purpose of this inquiry was to conduct research and analysis to explore the question: What is the role of habitus in masculinity-making gender orientation relative to self-actualizing, as it concerns learning, schooling, and educational success among adult postsecondary stud…
Examination of Saudi Arabian educational practices is scarce, but increasingly important, especially in light of the country's pace in worldwide mathematics and science rankings. The purpose of the study is to understand and evaluate parental influence on male children's science…