رسالة جامعية
Her choice : identity formation and dress among Iranian, Muslim women living in the United States
| العنوان: | Her choice : identity formation and dress among Iranian, Muslim women living in the United States |
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| المؤلفون: | Howell, Alexandra L. |
| المساهمون: | Burns, Leslie D., Mactavish, Katherine, Cluver, Brigitte, Pedersen, Elaine, Gallagher, Sally, Design and Human Environment, Oregon State University. Graduate School |
| بيانات النشر: | Oregon State University |
| المجموعة: | ScholarsArchive@OSU (Oregon State University) |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Hijab (Islamic clothing) -- Social aspects -- United States, Muslim women -- United States -- Ethnic identity, Muslim women -- Clothing -- Social aspects -- United States, Muslim women -- United States -- Attitudes |
| الوصف: | The Islamic faith is a growing global religion; the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life (2011) estimates that globally the Muslim population is 1.6 billion and will increase to 2.2 billion by 2030. As the population of Muslims grows the apparent misunderstandings of the faith among Western societies are glaring. The practice of veiling by Muslim women is often misunderstood by the general public in the United States and propagated as a synonym for oppression. What is often overlooked from a religious and secular viewpoint is that identity is formed and expressed through dress (Davis 1992; Kaiser, 1990). In apparel, textiles, and merchandising very little scholarship exists on the topic of Muslim women's dress practices as they impact identity formation. The present study focuses on identity formation and dress practices among first generation, Iranian Muslim immigrant women living in the United States. The purpose of the present study was to explore how a first generation, female, Iranian, Muslim, immigrant to the United States forms an identity through dress. To investigate women's identity formation, I used macro and micro-sociological theory as well as feminist theory to guide my understanding of what influences the women's identity to form or reform after immigration to the United States. For each participant in the study, a symbolic meaning of veiling played a prominent role in understanding how individual and societal influences impact her dress on a daily basis. Four research questions guided the data collection and analyses processes: (1) How do first-generation Iranian Muslim women form an identity through faith-based dress upon immigration to the United States? (2) How does the immediate religious and ethnic community of first- generation Iranian Muslim women influence her appearance specifically in terms of faith-based dress? (3) To whom do first-generation Iranian Muslim women use as social referents or comparison groups to assist in identity formation? (4) To what extent, if any, does faith-based ... |
| نوع الوثيقة: | doctoral or postdoctoral thesis |
| اللغة: | English unknown |
| العلاقة: | https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/gf06g5183Test |
| الإتاحة: | https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/gf06g5183Test |
| حقوق: | All rights reserved |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.3ABC3BF8 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| الوصف غير متاح. |