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Why Muslim Integration Fails in Christian-Heritage Societies /

Adida, Claire L.

Why Muslim Integration Fails in Christian-Heritage Societies / Claire L. Adida, Marie-Anne Valfort, David D. Laitin. - 1 online resource (240 p.) : 9 halftones, 9 graphs, 15 tables

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Preface -- Part I. Introduction -- 1. The Challenge of Muslim Migrants into Christian- Heritage Societies -- 2. Anti-Muslim Discrimination in the French Labor Market and Its Consequences -- Part II. Research Strategy -- 3. Solving the Problem of Causal Identification -- 4. Procuring a Sample -- 5. Research Protocols -- Part III. Why Is There Religious Discrimination in France? -- 6. Muslim Characteristics That Feed Rational Islamophobia -- 7. Evidence of Nonrational Islamophobia -- 8. A Discriminatory Equilibrium -- Part IV. Looking Beyond, Looking Ahead -- 9. Beyond France: Muslim Immigrants in Western Europe and in the United States -- 10. What Is to Be Done? -- Appendix -- Notes -- Glossary -- References -- Index

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Amid fears of Islamic extremism, many Europeans ask whether Muslim immigrants can integrate into historically Christian countries. Why Muslim Integration Fails in Christian-Heritage Societies explores this question and concludes that both Muslim and non-Muslim French must share responsibility for the slow progress of integration.


Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


In English.

9780674088962

10.4159/9780674088962 doi


Immigrants--Social conditions.--France
Islamophobia--France.
Muslims--Public opinion.--France
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General.

DC34.5.M87 / A35 2016eb

305.6/970944