A comprehensive understanding of racial attitudes for Muslims among whites.

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dc.contributor.advisorAndersson, Matthew.
dc.contributor.advisorFroese, Paul.
dc.creatorLi, Ruiqian, 1990-
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-05T15:04:16Z
dc.date.available2020-11-05T15:04:16Z
dc.date.created2020-08
dc.date.issued2020-07-10
dc.date.submittedAugust 2020
dc.date.updated2020-11-05T15:04:16Z
dc.description.abstractHow do white racial attitudes shape anti-Muslim opinion in a racially diversifying American society where many whites are anxious about their race’s self-interest? Using ANES 2016, this study examines if the white anxiety informs anti-Muslim opinion independently to ethnocultural prejudice. Based on different statistical methodologies, findings illustrate that white anxiety independently predicts anti-Muslim sentiment, yet a lack of white anxiety does not result in warmness or even acceptance of Muslims. However, both pro- and anti-Muslim attitudes are significantly predicted by ethnocultural prejudice. It indicates that many whites do not need to embrace that whites are ethnoculturally superior to Muslims: they can also perceive Muslims as threat to the group self-interest. Last, this study implies that social scientists should adopt a new theoretical paradigm to understand interracial relationships between white Americans and non-white immigrants in the contemporary America.
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2104/11114
dc.language.isoen
dc.rights.accessrightsWorldwide access
dc.subjectWhite anxiety. Anti-Muslim opinion. Ethnocultural prejudice.
dc.titleA comprehensive understanding of racial attitudes for Muslims among whites.
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialtext
thesis.degree.departmentBaylor University. Dept. of Sociology.
thesis.degree.grantorBaylor University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameM.A.

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