Race, religion and identity: Arab Christians in the United States
In social terms Arab American Christians lie both inside and outside the category of white' by race. Seemingly white' via their religious affiliation with the majority and non-white through their Arab and Middle Eastern backgrounds, at times they have access to privilege and power, and a...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor and Francis Group
[2018]
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| In: |
Culture and religion
Year: 2018, Volume: 19, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-19 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Arabs
/ Christian
/ Social stratification
/ Racial discrimination
/ Islamophobia
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy BJ Islam KBQ North America |
| Further subjects: | B
Women
B Eastern Christian B Middle Eastern B Islamophobia B Arab |
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| Summary: | In social terms Arab American Christians lie both inside and outside the category of white' by race. Seemingly white' via their religious affiliation with the majority and non-white through their Arab and Middle Eastern backgrounds, at times they have access to privilege and power, and at other times face discrimination as non-white and foreign. In this study, there was a connection between those who identified as white, age, and residence in the wealthy suburbs of Virginia and Maryland. The younger generation of professionals who live in the city of Washington DC, as well as activists and academics, tended to be more ambiguous about their own perceived whiteness. Women and men faced differing challenges from prevailing stereotypes of Arabs and gendered expectations of race. The term ancient Christian' was used to denote a non-Muslim identity and claim an original Christianity located in the Middle East. |
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| ISSN: | 1475-5629 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Culture and religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/14755610.2017.1402797 |