From women’s sections
Place affordances and women’s sense of place in American mosques
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12291663 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hassnaa Mohammed (0000-0002-1959-0851, The Design School, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1095-1117 |
| Publication date | 2022-11-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Gender Place & Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0966-369X • E-ISSN: 1360-0524 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0966369x.2022.2150606 |
| OpenAlex | W4310360681 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 40 |
Existing studies have shown that a significant portion of women in mosques of the United States are dissatisfied with the way mosques are run. However, despite the rapidly growing number of purpose-built mosques in the US, little empirical research has investigated the impact of current spatial and physical features of these buildings on women. Using data from 422 blogposts and 13 semi-structured interviews with a diverse group of Muslim women, this study examines the psychological impact of common architectural characteristics of contemporary American mosques on women’s sense of place. The study reveals that building affordances of accessibility, functional fit, and aesthetics in mosques enable a breadth of emotions and cognitive meanings that form women’s sense of place. Findings suggest that care must be taken when designing new mosques to promote women’s positive place experiences
Aesthetics · Affordance · Art · Cognitive psychology · Sense of place · Social science · Sociology · Architecture and Cultural Influences · Gender Studies · Place Attachment and Urban Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology · Urban Green Space and Health
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Reclaiming the Mosque
Creating a Critical Faith-Centered Space for Antiracist Feminism
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Muslim women's sporting spatialities
Identities and agency in religious spheres
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Gender Differences in Wayfinding Strategies and Anxiety About Wayfinding
Discrimination by design
The Relatonship Between Urban Students Attending Religious Revival Services and Academic and Social Outcomes
Designing the ‘anti-mosque
Mapping the Margins
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Defining place attachment
Islamic Architecture
Place
Muslim Women's Religious Leadership
The American Mosque in Transition
Mosques as Gendered Spaces
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |