Public Support for a Ban on Headscarves: A Cross-National Perspective
This paper compares a psychological explanation of support for a ban on headscarves in the United Kingdom, France, Germany and the Netherlands. This study examines how perceptions of threat posed by Muslims and Islam and the overall attitude towards Muslims explain support for a ban on headscarves....
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University of Bielefeld
2010-11-01
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| description | This paper compares a psychological explanation of support for a ban on headscarves in the United Kingdom, France, Germany and the Netherlands. This study examines how perceptions of threat posed by Muslims and Islam and the overall attitude towards Muslims explain support for a ban on headscarves. In addition, cross-national comparisons are made to study how these relations are affected by contextual differences. Analyses are based on the 2005 survey on Islamic extremism by the Pew Research Center. Results show that the countries have a large influence on whether someone supports the ban on headscarves, indicating that contextual differences matter. In addition, having a negative attitude towards Muslims makes it more likely to support a ban on headscarves. In general, perceived threat contributes to stronger support, although there are slight differences in effect between the countries. Finally, perceived threat equally influences support for the ban on headscarves among prejudiced and non-prejudiced people. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-475042af081f4da289a41c639a7b947c2022-12-21T18:59:15ZengUniversity of BielefeldInternational Journal of Conflict and Violence1864-13852010-11-014210.4119/ijcv-2825Public Support for a Ban on Headscarves: A Cross-National PerspectiveJolanda van der Noll0Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS) - Jacobs University BremenThis paper compares a psychological explanation of support for a ban on headscarves in the United Kingdom, France, Germany and the Netherlands. This study examines how perceptions of threat posed by Muslims and Islam and the overall attitude towards Muslims explain support for a ban on headscarves. In addition, cross-national comparisons are made to study how these relations are affected by contextual differences. Analyses are based on the 2005 survey on Islamic extremism by the Pew Research Center. Results show that the countries have a large influence on whether someone supports the ban on headscarves, indicating that contextual differences matter. In addition, having a negative attitude towards Muslims makes it more likely to support a ban on headscarves. In general, perceived threat contributes to stronger support, although there are slight differences in effect between the countries. Finally, perceived threat equally influences support for the ban on headscarves among prejudiced and non-prejudiced people.https://www.ijcv.org/index.php/ijcv/article/view/2825 |
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| title | Public Support for a Ban on Headscarves: A Cross-National Perspective |
| title_full | Public Support for a Ban on Headscarves: A Cross-National Perspective |
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| title_short | Public Support for a Ban on Headscarves: A Cross-National Perspective |
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