Their decision to wear Al hijab: The stories of U.S. Northeastern Muslim women
General Material Designation
[Thesis]
First Statement of Responsibility
Hadeel Salman
Subsequent Statement of Responsibility
Bartolome, Lilia I.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
University of Massachusetts Boston
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2014
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
310
GENERAL NOTES
Text of Note
Committee members: Macedo, Donaldo; Sieber, Tim
NOTES PERTAINING TO PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Text of Note
Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-321-24624-7
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
M.A.
Discipline of degree
Applied Linguistics (MA)
Body granting the degree
University of Massachusetts Boston
Text preceding or following the note
2014
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This thesis presents a study of U.S. Northeastern Muslim women sharing their stories and rationales for donning the veil. Muslim women in general and veiled ones in particular, are one of the most stereotyped populations in the West and the act of donning the veil is considered one of the most controversial decisions.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Religion; Cultural anthropology; Womens studies; Multicultural Education