Gender Roles In New American Culture

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The new American lifestyle, there are many cultural problems especially in adjusting to the new American life which is controversial to the Arabic culture. One of the most affected is gender roles between Arabic men and women and boys and girls from the same family. A very little percentage of Arab Americans especially those from rural areas are preserved their dressing, little socializing between children of opposite sex, respecting the elderly, and no dating among teenagers. Arabic culture forbids eating pork, carnivorous animals, unskilled fish and drinking alcohol. They also believe that meat must be slaughtered in Quranic rituals. The Arabic staple food is pita bread all flowing water is safe.
There are many other religious rules to be

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