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The use of defamation law to reinforce privately held class-based animus traces back at least to the eighteenth century. In 1791, South Carolina’s court of last resort held that falsely describing an individual as a mulatto was actionable “because, if true, the [plaintiff] would be deprived of all civil rights.” False imputations that white persons were nonwhite or otherwise racially “impure” remained actionable in parts of the United States well into the twentieth century, particularly across the South. In 1957, South Carolina, for example, reaffirmed the precedent set in 1791. In Bowen v. Independent Publishing Co., the South Carolina Supreme Court held that allegations of racial impurity remained per se defamatory because, in light of the “social habits and customs deep-rooted in this State, such publication [alleging nonwhite lineage] is calculated to affect [one’s] standing in society and to injure [one] in the estimation of [one’s] friends and acquaintances.” Bowen and other decisions like it used the judicial arm of the state to reinforce Jim Crow under the guise of “neutrally applied” common law. By sanctioning these causes of action, the state reinforced notions of white supremacy and “affirmed the honor of whites by authoritatively denying status to blacks.”

Anthony Michael Kreis, “Lawrence Meets Libel: Squaring Constitutional Norms with Sexual-Orientation Defamation,” The Yale Law Journal Online, Volume 122, Issue 2 (November 2012):125-141. http://www.yalelawjournal.org/forum/lawrence-meets-libel-squaring-constitutional-norms-with-sexual-orientation-defamation.

Family Dynamics Between Arab Muslim parents, Western Parents and Their Bi-ethnic Children

Posted in Dissertations, Family/Parenting, Identity Development/Psychology, Media Archive, Religion, Social Work, United States on 2012-04-15 15:28Z by Steven

Family Dynamics Between Arab Muslim parents, Western Parents and Their Bi-ethnic Children

California State University, Sacramemto
Spring 2011
75 pages

Yasmine Binghalib

THESIS Submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE in COUNSELING (Marriage, Family and Child Counseling)

Families made up of one an Arab Muslim parent, Western parent and their children were examined to find out what unique dynamics and issues they face. Bi-ethnic Arab and American participants completed a questionnaire about demographics and underwent an in-depth interview that explored their experiences as a bi-ethnic person and the dynamics within their families. Participants reported a variety of experiences, though certain themes were extrapolated from their responses. Participants either identified more strongly with their Western mother or their Middle Eastern father. Feelings of marginalization were identified as part of the bi-cultural Arab and American experience as well as some identity confusion. Participants also reported that they felt unable to disclose as much information about their life to their Middle Eastern fathers as they did their American mothers.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgments
1. INTRODUCTION
- Introduction to the Research
- Rationale for Research
- Statement of the Problem
- Definitions
2. REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
- Introduction
- Introduction to Arabs and Islam
- Introduction to Anglo Americans
- Family Life
- Marriages
- Parenting
- Summary
3. DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY
- Introduction
- Purpose of the Study
- Research Questions
- Research Methods and Procedures
- Sample Population
- Research Design
- Research Procedure
- Analysis
- Summary
4. FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
- Introduction
- Demographics of Participants
- Family Characteristics
- Summary
5. DISCUSSION
- Introduction
- Summary of Study
- Discussion
- Limitations
- Recommendations for Further Research
Appendix A. Informed Consent
Appendix B. Questionnaire
Appendix C. Interview Questions
References

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