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Social Integration and Religious Identity Expression among Dutch Muslims: The Role of Minority and Majority Group Contact

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Against the background of contrasting religious versus secular norms in immigrant communities and in Dutch society, this study examines how religious identity expression is related to the social integration of Dutch Muslims within (a) Turkish or Moroccan minority groups and (b) Dutch majority groups. Using nationally representative survey data (N = 2,027), we distinguish religious identification from religious practice (worship and dietary practices) and assertion (support for the role of religion in politics and society) as different forms of religious expression. Structural equation models confirm that minority group contact supports and, conversely, majority group contact suppresses religious practice and assertion. In line with religion as social identity, this result is partly because Dutch Muslims with more minority contacts identify more strongly with their religion, whereas those with more majority contacts identify less strongly. As found in a social capital approach, social integration also directly influences religious expression, especially within the most cohesive Turkish minority group.

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Series Title

Social Psychology Quarterly

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Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications., 2012

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p. 131-148

Language

English

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0190-2725

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Volume 75, Number 2, June 2012 p. 131-148

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Social integration
Religion
Islam
Social Identity

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