Attitudes of Muslim Americans Regarding Prejudice and Discrimination Displayed by Non-Muslims

Journal of social work in the global community Pub Date : 2023-04-28 DOI:10.5590/jswgc.2023.8.1.02

Munder Abderrazzaq

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Muslim Americans have reported experiencing racial profiling, physical threats, and verbal abuse based on their religion, ethnicity, and color (Samari, 2016). These types of lived experiences can have negative personal consequences for Muslim Americans and influence their attitudes and behavior toward non-Muslims. A literature review conducted by Simon et al. (2018) suggests the need for research that explores the point of view of minorities regarding intolerance displayed by majority members. Intolerance is defined as the refusal and unwillingness to tolerate or respect individuals from different social or minority groups who hold different beliefs. Prejudice and discrimination can hinder the discovery of new information needed to promote positive social change by influencing social boundaries among groups based on their negative lived experiences (Ellis & Abdi, 2017). Semi-structured interviews were conducted to explore the attitudes of Palestinian Muslim Americans in Cleveland, Ohio, regarding prejudice and discrimination displayed by non-Muslims. The theory of planned behavior was used as the theoretical framework for this study. Purposeful and convenience sampling were used to recruit the 10 participants in this study. Giorgi’s (2012) psychological method, coding, and template analysis were used to perform data analysis. The study revealed the participants described prejudice and discrimination among Muslims and non-Muslims as “good and bad” or “it depends.” The study also found participants used the terms “we versus they” or “us versus them” when describing the behavior displayed by non-Muslims. Information discovered from this study can be used to develop new social strategies that can help improve the social interactions among Muslims and non-Muslims in the United States.

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美国穆斯林对非穆斯林所表现出的偏见和歧视的态度

& lt; h1> Abstract< / h1>据报道，美国穆斯林因其宗教、种族和肤色而遭受种族定性、身体威胁和言语虐待(Samari, 2016)。这些类型的生活经历会对美国穆斯林产生负面的个人影响，并影响他们对非穆斯林的态度和行为。Simon等人(2018)进行的一项文献综述表明，有必要进行研究，探讨少数群体对多数成员表现出的不宽容的看法。不宽容被定义为拒绝和不愿意容忍或尊重来自不同社会群体或持有不同信仰的少数群体的个人。偏见和歧视会阻碍新信息的发现，这些信息是促进积极的社会变革所需要的，因为这些信息是基于负面的生活经历而影响群体之间的社会界限的(Ellis &底,2017)。通过半结构化访谈，探讨了俄亥俄州克利夫兰的巴勒斯坦裔穆斯林美国人对非穆斯林所表现出的偏见和歧视的态度。本研究以计划行为理论为理论框架。本研究采用有目的和方便抽样的方法招募了10名参与者。采用Giorgi(2012)的心理学方法、编码法和模板分析法进行数据分析。研究显示，参与者将穆斯林和非穆斯林之间的偏见和歧视描述为“好与坏”或“视情况而定”。研究还发现，参与者在描述非穆斯林的行为时，会使用“我们对他们”或“我们对他们”的说法。从这项研究中发现的信息可以用来开发新的社会策略，帮助改善美国穆斯林和非穆斯林之间的社会互动。

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