Explaining Public Attitudes towards the Integration of Muslims in British Society: The Solidarity of the Religious'?
There has been growing concern in recent years about the integration of Muslims and the emergence of Islamophobia' in Britain. But there has been a lack of research into the sources of public opinion towards Muslims in British society. This article contributes to emerging research in this area...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Carfax Publ.
[2013]
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Journal of contemporary religion
Year: 2013, Volume: 28, Issue: 1, Pages: 49-65 |
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| Summary: | There has been growing concern in recent years about the integration of Muslims and the emergence of Islamophobia' in Britain. But there has been a lack of research into the sources of public opinion towards Muslims in British society. This article contributes to emerging research in this area by using a nationally representative survey to examine public opinion towards Muslims' efforts to integrate into British society. It examines the relative impact of social, religious, and attitudinal variables. Religious affiliation has no impact, while greater religious salience and pro-religion attitudes on religious-secular policy issues are related to positive views of Muslims' efforts to integrate. Women and the university-educated are more positive in their assessments. A traditionalist view of Christianity, socially authoritarian beliefs, and anti-immigrant bias are related to negative views of Muslims' efforts to integrate. Overall, the findings lend support to the solidarity of the religious' perspective and should encourage further investigation into attitudes towards religious groups in Britain. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-9419 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of contemporary religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/13537903.2013.750836 |