Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgements
- 1 A Climate of Muslim American Hostility
- 2 Theoretical Framework: The Sociopolitical Positioning of Muslim Americans
- 3 Introducing the “Muslim American Resentment” Scale
- 4 Muslim American Prospects for Political Incorporation
- 5 The News Media’s Portrayals of Muslim Americans
- 6 Improving Mass Attitudes: The Media’s Role in Shaping Group Attitudes and Policy Preferences
- 7 Muslim American Representation: Outsiders in Their Own Country?
- 8 The Flipside: Muslim American Experiences of Discrimination
- 9 Conclusion
- Appendices
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
3 - Introducing the “Muslim American Resentment” Scale
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 May 2020
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgements
- 1 A Climate of Muslim American Hostility
- 2 Theoretical Framework: The Sociopolitical Positioning of Muslim Americans
- 3 Introducing the “Muslim American Resentment” Scale
- 4 Muslim American Prospects for Political Incorporation
- 5 The News Media’s Portrayals of Muslim Americans
- 6 Improving Mass Attitudes: The Media’s Role in Shaping Group Attitudes and Policy Preferences
- 7 Muslim American Representation: Outsiders in Their Own Country?
- 8 The Flipside: Muslim American Experiences of Discrimination
- 9 Conclusion
- Appendices
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The third chapter introduces the “Muslim American Resentment” scale, which captures specific attitudes toward Muslim Americans. The chapter demonstrates how these attitudes matter in terms of shaping public preferences toward policies such as patrolling Muslim neighborhoods and limiting their immigration. It also demonstrates that these attitudes matter in terms of the political representatives we elect.
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- Outsiders at HomeThe Politics of American Islamophobia, pp. 34 - 62Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020