| Muslim American Youth: Understanding Hyphenated Identities through Multiple Methods Subjects: Muslims -- United States -- Ethnic identity; Muslims -- United States -- Psychology; Muslims -- United States -- Social conditions; Muslims -- United States -- Interviews; Youth -- United States -- Psychology; Youth -- United States -- Social conditions; ; Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the subsequent "war on terror," growing up Muslim in the U.S. has become a far more challenging task for young people. They must contend with popular cultural representations of Muslim-men-as-terrorists and Muslim-women-as-oppressed, the suspicious gaze of peers, teachers, and strangers, and police, and the fierce embodiment of fears in their homes. Fine Michelle : Michelle Fine is a Distinguished Professor of Social Psychology, Women's Studies and Urban Education at the Graduate Center, CUNY. She is the author of a long list of award-winning books in the fields of education and psychology, including Framing Dropouts , Becoming Gentlemen , and Speedbumps: A Student Friendly Guide to Qualitative Research and The Unknown City , both with Lois Weis. She is also coeditor of NYU Press's Qualitative Studies in Psychology series.Sirin Selcuk R. : Selcuk R. Sirin is Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Psychology at New York University. |