Muslim, Too

Navigating Multiple Identities at an American University

Dados Bibliográficos

ID8100784
AutoresBenjamin B Stubbs (autor correspondente), Margaret W Sallee (0000-0003-3678-4348)
Ano2013
Volume46
Fascículo4
Páginas451-467
Data de publicação2013-10-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoEquity & Excellence in Education (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1066-5684 • E-ISSN: 1547-3457
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10665684.2013.838129
OpenAlexW2045564185
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas8
Referências citadas20

Although Muslims have a significant presence at American universities, they are largely ignored by campus policies and resources and may find it difficult to reconcile their university experience with their religious values and practices. Using bicultural acculturation as a theoretical lens along with interviews and document analysis, this exploratory study of ten Muslim students at one university suggests that students have acquired the tools to successfully navigate membership in both American and Muslim cultural groups, evaluating each setting before invoking a particular identity. However, the acculturation process does not require any change by the institution. While participants described a need to adopt situationally-appropriate behaviors, they did not expect accommodation from the university or their peers

Accommodation · Acculturation · Biculturalism · Ethnic group · Exploratory research · Higher education · Identity (music · Institution · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Education and Islamic Studies · International Student and Expatriate Challenges · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Gender Studies · Law · Social Psychology