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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-321-81813-0
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Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
Ph.D.
Discipline of degree
Language Literacy and Culture
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University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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2015
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This research investigates the ways in which the gendered Islamic identities of young American Muslim women are constructed in the United States. In particular, it focuses on the influence that institutions of socialization, including family, Islamic school, and mosque, have on the process of identity construction. Participants of the study included 15 Muslim graduates of an Islamic school in the mid-Atlantic region. Two phenomenological interviews were conducted with each adolescent to understand her life history and the role that institutional actors have played in shaping her gendered religious attitudes and behaviors. Data were analyzed using critical discourse and content analysis to uncover patterns of conformation and deviation in the performance of gendered religious norms.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Religion; American studies; Womens studies
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Philosophy, religion and theology;Social sciences;American muslim women;Gender identities;Identity development;Islamic identities;Religious identities;Religious socialization