The relation between religiosity and Muslims’ social integration: a two-wave study of recent immigrants in three European countries

Maliepaard, Mieke; Schacht, Diana

doi:10.1080/01419870.2017.1397280

Cited by 22 publications

(19 citation statements)

References 35 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Whether or not Muslim friends reinforce religious practices, therefore, may crucially depend on how religiously active these friends are. But again, this information is lacking in earlier studies (Maliepaard and Schacht 2018:877).…”

Section: Theorymentioning

confidence: 85%

“…For example, it has been shown that Turkish and Moroccan Muslims in the Netherlands tend to be religiously more active if they have more contact with coethnics, who presumably are Muslims too (Maliepaard and Phalet 2012). Similarly, a study of recent Turkish migrants in Germany and the Netherlands as well as recent Pakistani migrants in the United Kingdom found that increasing contact with coethnics was related to increased frequency of prayer and mosque attendance (Maliepaard and Schacht 2018). Conversely, Turkish and Moroccan Dutch Muslims with more native Dutch majority-group friends attended mosque less frequently (Maliepaard and Lubbers 2013).…”

Section: Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Research on collective identities stresses that network partners such as friends are crucial for identity processes (Deaux and Martin 2003; McFarland and Pals 2005; Walker and Lynn 2013). Accordingly, scholars have suggested that social influence from religious ingroup members is a key mechanism for upholding Muslim religiosity and religious identification (Maliepaard and Phalet 2012; Maliepaard and Schacht 2018). Specifically, they have argued that close contact with coreligionists enhances Muslim religiosity, whereas contact with non-Muslims reduces it.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…First, prior studies have distinguished between the degree of contact with majority and minority group members (i.e., Muslims and non-Muslims), but they have not considered how religious these potential influencers are. Most studies have assessed social integration by distinguishing between majority and minority group contact along ethnic lines (Maliepaard and Phalet 2012; Maliepaard and Schacht 2018). This reasoning is valid for Dutch or Germans from families without a migration history, indeed very few of which are Muslim.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Acknowledging the limitation of cross-sectional data, however, they also stressed being unable to draw strong causal conclusions and called for future longitudinal research to “separate out selection from social influence” (145). Similarly, in a more recent longitudinal study, Maliepaard and Schacht (2018:876) stressed that with two waves of data, they “must be careful about drawing conclusions as to the direction of effects.” Because the nontrivial methodological task of disentangling influence of friends on religiosity from religious friendship formation has not adequately been met by past research, the conclusion that Muslim friends reinforce Muslim religiosity is tentative.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

See 4 more Smart Citations

Are Birds of a Feather Praying Together? Assessing Friends’ Influence on Muslim Youths’ Religiosity in Germany

Leszczensky

Pink

2020

Soc Psychol Q

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Muslim religiosity is often portrayed as a barrier to integration into secular societies, especially in Europe. Scholars suggest that religiously segregated networks reinforce Muslims’ religiosity and religious identification, but solid evidence is scarce. Based on longitudinal German data, we examined whether friendship networks influence Muslim youths’ religiosity. Using stochastic actor-oriented models, we also assessed whether religiosity in turn relates to friendship choices. We found that higher shares of Muslim friends neither increase Muslim youths’ religious identification nor their frequency of prayer, but they are associated with more frequent mosque attendance. Furthermore, Muslim youths assimilated their Muslim friends’ mosque attendance and frequency of prayer. Friends’ actual religious practices, rather than shared group membership, thus seems to shape individual religiosity. Finally, religiosity does not hamper interreligious friendships; it was unrelated to friendship choices. Results are similar for Christian youths, suggesting that these patterns are not unique to Muslims.

show abstract

Section: Theorymentioning

confidence: 85%

Section: Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

mentioning

confidence: 99%

mentioning

confidence: 99%

mentioning

confidence: 99%

See 3 more Smart Citations

Are Birds of a Feather Praying Together? Assessing Friends’ Influence on Muslim Youths’ Religiosity in Germany

Leszczensky

Pink

2020

Soc Psychol Q

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

The role of perceived discrimination in linking religious practices and well‐being: A study among Muslim Afghan refugees in the Netherlands

Bender

Osch

et al. 2022

Int J Psychol

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Minorities facing adverse intergroup contact can experience both increased identification with their ethnic group and decreased identification with a host majority group. First, we argue it is important to understand what is associated with adversity, particularly in previously overlooked samples. Muslim refugee samples are often treated differently and experience more adversity than other immigrants. Second, we combine insights on the role of religiosity in acculturation with the observation that religiosity may not have positive effects in societies that do not value (a specific) religion (religiosity‐as‐social‐value hypothesis) as well as insights from rejection (dis)identification models, to understand which domains of being a Muslim are associated with discrimination, (dis‐)identification and well‐being. We hypothesized that Muslim religious practices, but not beliefs, coping or values, are associated with increased perceived discrimination, and suggest that this is because practices are highly visible. Data from Muslim Afghan refugees in the Netherlands (N = 183) revealed that indeed only religious practices were related positively to perceived discrimination. Perceived discrimination in turn mediated the relationship between religious practices and dis‐identification with the majority group, as well as the relationship between religious practices and well‐being. We suggest that the visibility of one's religious behaviour is relevant for acculturation outcomes.

show abstract

Religiöse Diversität, Islam und Integration in Westeuropa – Analyse symbolischer, sozialer und institutioneller Grenzdynamiken

Koenig

2023

Köln Z Soziol

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Religious diversity and, in particular, the presence of Islam is often perceived as a threat to national solidarity and social cohesion across Western Europe. Reviewing and synthesizing compartmentalized research literature on religion and immigrant integration, this article scrutinizes symbolic, social, and institutional boundary processes and their underlying micro-level mechanisms. First, it showcases the relative brightness of religiously coded symbolic boundaries that is sustained by anti-Muslim prejudices among the majority as well as by the intergenerational transmission of Muslim religiosity. Second, it discusses whether and how religious differences translate into social boundaries, through both discrimination and religiously based (self-)segregation on the labor market, in education, and in social networks. Third, it traces how interactive sequences of Muslims’ claims for recognition and public policy responses have led to institutional boundary shifts under the influence of constitutional law and European human rights and anti-discrimination directives. The article concludes by discussing scenarios of how macro-level processes of symbolic, social, and institutional boundary transformation interrelate, thus raising broader questions on religious diversity and integration in Western European nation-states.

show abstract

The relation between religiosity and Muslims’ social integration: a two-wave study of recent immigrants in three European countries

Cited by 22 publications

References 35 publications

Are Birds of a Feather Praying Together? Assessing Friends’ Influence on Muslim Youths’ Religiosity in Germany

Are Birds of a Feather Praying Together? Assessing Friends’ Influence on Muslim Youths’ Religiosity in Germany

The role of perceived discrimination in linking religious practices and well‐being: A study among Muslim Afghan refugees in the Netherlands

Religiöse Diversität, Islam und Integration in Westeuropa – Analyse symbolischer, sozialer und institutioneller Grenzdynamiken

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About