Social Integration and Religious Identity Expression among Dutch Muslims: The Role of Minority and Majority Group Contact

Autor/inn/en	Maliepaard, Mieke; Phalet, Karen
Titel	Social Integration and Religious Identity Expression among Dutch Muslims: The Role of Minority and Majority Group Contact
Quelle	In: Social Psychology Quarterly, 75 (2012) 2, S.131-148 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0190-2725
DOI	10.1177/0190272511436353
Schlagwörter	Role of Religion; Muslims; Social Integration; Structural Equation Models; Social Capital; Minority Groups; Indo European Languages; Group Dynamics; Surveys; Social Psychology; Adults; Netherlands + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Muslim; Muslimin; Soziale Integration; Sozialkapital; Ethnische Minderheit; Indoeuropäisch; Gruppendynamik; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Sozialpsychologie; Niederlande
Abstract	Against the background of contrasting religious versus secular norms in immigrant communities and in Dutch society, this study examines how religious identity expression is related to the social integration of Dutch Muslims within (a) Turkish or Moroccan minority groups and (b) Dutch majority groups. Using nationally representative survey data (N = 2,027), we distinguish religious identification from religious practice (worship and dietary practices) and assertion (support for the role of religion in politics and society) as different forms of religious expression. Structural equation models confirm that minority group contact supports and, conversely, majority group contact suppresses religious practice and assertion. In line with religion as social identity, this result is partly because Dutch Muslims with more minority contacts identify more strongly with their religion, whereas those with more majority contacts identify less strongly. As found in a social capital approach, social integration also directly influences religious expression, especially within the most cohesive Turkish minority group. (Contains 1 figure and 5 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10