Muslim American Youth: Understanding Hyphenated Identities Through Multiple MethodsSince the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the subsequent “war on terror,” growing up Muslim in the U.S. has become a far more challenging task for young people. They must contend with popular cultural representations of Muslim-men-as-terrorists and Muslim-women-as-oppressed, the suspicious gaze of peers, teachers, and strangers, and police, and the fierce embodiment of fears in their homes. |
Contents
1 Growing Up in the Shadow of Moral Exclusion | 1 |
History Demography and Diversity | 32 |
An American Paradox | 58 |
Discrimination and Coping | 85 |
IntegratedParallel and Confl ictual Paths | 121 |
Negotiating the Space betweenSelf and Others | 155 |
7 Researching Hyphenated Selves across Contexts | 193 |
Survey Measures | 209 |
Individual Interview Protocol | 211 |
FocusGroup Protocols | 214 |
Identity Maps Coding Sheet | 218 |
Notes | 221 |
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About the Authors | 245 |