title: Spirituality vis-a-vis Islam as prerequisite to Arab American well being: the implications of Eurocentrism for mainstream psychology.
abstract: Due to the historical preponderance of racial and/or intellectual homogeneity in the field of psychology, Eurocentrism set the "gold standard" for its method of intervention. As such, it might be argued that psychology remains a bastion of Eurocentric thought despite the globalization of knowledge and the influx of racially and ethnically diverse scientists into the research endeavor. At the same time and the significant increase in the immigrant Arab population, Arab Americans remain a less familiar component of society. Among the various Arab populations, spirituality through Islam is fundamental. Thus, psychologists would be remiss to exclude a critical aspect of Arab American life from intervention when it is essential to well-being.
authors.affiliation: Michigan State University, School of Social Work, 224 Baker Hall, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA. hallr@msu.edu
authors.forename: Ronald E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: Alfiee
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Breland-Noble
mesh_terms: D018912:Arabs / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D005006:Ethnicity; D006801:Humans; D007514:Islam / Q000523:psychology*; D029181:Spirituality; D014481:United States; D044465:White People