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Muslim-American Identity Negotiation Study (MAIN):
This exploratory study took a mixed method approach to investigating the formation of a "Muslim-American" identity among college-aged students in post-9/11 New York City. Specifically, we asked, how do Muslim-Americans describe their "hyphenated selves"? How does minority stress (perceived discrimination and acculturative stress) affect the identity negotiation process of Muslim-Americans? Are there important gender, generational status (e.g., first vs. second generation immigrants in the US), and immigration origin (e.g., Arab, Southeast Asian) differences in the identity negotiation processes of Muslim Americans? So fare we gathered data from more than 80 adolescents and 136 young adults using surveys, identity maps, focus groups and personal interview to begin answering these questions about Muslim-American identity negotiation process.
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