Islamophobia: How young Muslim Americans cope with it, and its impact on their religious identification
[Thesis]
Omar H. Malik
Balis, Ellen
The Wright Institute
2017
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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-0-355-49962-9
Psy.D.
The Wright Institute
2017
Interpretive phenomenological analysis was used to examine the effects of prejudice and discrimination, if any, upon young Muslim Americans' religious identity, and also seek to identify their methods of coping. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight participants from the San Francisco Bay Area. All participants fell between the ages of 18 and 30 years of age and had been residing in the United States since at least September 11 th, 2001.
Social psychology; Islamic Studies; Developmental psychology
Social sciences;Psychology;Coping;Islamophobia;Mental Health;Muslim-Americans