Voas, David and Fleischmann, Fenella (2012) Islam Moves West: Religious Change in the First and Second Generations. Annual Review of Sociology, 38 (1). pp. 525-545. DOI https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-soc-071811-145455
Voas, David and Fleischmann, Fenella (2012) Islam Moves West: Religious Change in the First and Second Generations. Annual Review of Sociology, 38 (1). pp. 525-545. DOI https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-soc-071811-145455
Voas, David and Fleischmann, Fenella (2012) Islam Moves West: Religious Change in the First and Second Generations. Annual Review of Sociology, 38 (1). pp. 525-545. DOI https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-soc-071811-145455
Abstract
<jats:p>What happens to the religious identity, belief, and practice of Muslims who settle in Western countries? Do they, or their children and subsequent generations, gradually become more secular? Or do they react against the dominant ethos and perceived prejudice by becoming more religious? We review recent research that touches on these questions. Most Muslim immigrants outside the United States come from rural areas of less developed countries where religiosity is higher than in the receiving societies. Residence in areas of high coethnic concentration, support from religious communities, and religious endogamy help to maintain religious commitment. The situation is more complicated for the second generation. Western culture has an influence, but structural integration does not necessarily reduce religiosity. Some children of immigrants try to follow a “real” Islam that has been purified of culturally specific practices. Hostility toward Muslims may lead some to react by increasing their own religious involvement.</jats:p>
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc H Social Sciences > HM Sociology |
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute for Social and Economic Research |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 22 Jul 2013 06:45 |
Last Modified: | 20 Jan 2022 11:22 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/7181 |