• Login
    View Item 
    •   Repository Home
    • Electronic Theses and Dissertations
    • Published ETD Collection
    • View Item
    •   Repository Home
    • Electronic Theses and Dissertations
    • Published ETD Collection
    • View Item
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    The American Muslim Identity: Fundamentally Conflicted or Just Misrepresented?

    Thumbnail
    View/Open
    CASEY-THESIS-2013.pdf (561.3Kb)
    Date
    May 2013
    Author
    Casey, Patrick Michael 1980-
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Abstract
    Popular media accounts of the experiences of American Muslims have characterized this population as fraught by conflicting allegiances to both country and religion (Woodruff 2006; Fisher 2011). Academics write about the distress particular to American Muslims as a result of their “identity crisis” (Peek 2005) and “hyphenated identities” (Sirin and Fine 2007). Much of the research on American Muslims has been predicated upon the taken for granted assumption that they are conflicted individuals; research methods and data gathered are therefore reflective of that assumption. This study questions the appropriateness of viewing American Muslims as holders of what I term fundamentally conflicted identities, as doing so engenders a gross mischaracterization that may produce erroneous theoretical assumptions and taint research validity. Through the use of in-depth interview data, I demonstrate a more authentic image of American Muslims, one that better reflects their lived experiences and personal identities.
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10657/2693
    Collections
    • Published ETD Collection

    DSpace software copyright © 2002-2016  DuraSpace
    Contact Us | Send Feedback
    TDL
    Theme by 
    Atmire NV
     

     

    Browse

    All of DSpaceCommunities & CollectionsBy Issue DateAuthorsDepartmentsTitlesSubjectsThis CollectionBy Issue DateAuthorsDepartmentsTitlesSubjects

    My Account

    Login

    DSpace software copyright © 2002-2016  DuraSpace
    Contact Us | Send Feedback
    TDL
    Theme by 
    Atmire NV