Sangam: A Confluence of Knowledge Streams

"Terrorist Threat," Punitive Public Policy, and the Intersectionality of Racial and Religious Prejudice

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dc.contributor Park, Jerry Z.
dc.contributor Sociology.
dc.contributor Honors College.
dc.creator Story, Cassidy
dc.date 2018-05-21T16:25:46Z
dc.date 2018-05-21T16:25:46Z
dc.date 2018
dc.date 2018-05-21
dc.date.accessioned 2022-05-18T12:28:57Z
dc.date.available 2022-05-18T12:28:57Z
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/2104/10247
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/31699
dc.description Following the events of September 11, 2001, the concept of “terrorist threat” intensified and the demand for public policy protecting American citizens from subsequent attacks accompanied more overt prejudicial attitudes and discrimination towards Muslim Americans and/or those of Middle Eastern descent. The intersectionality of race and religion is especially prevalent and dangerous, since individuals are clustered together based on demographic characteristics associated with terrorist groups, regardless of obvious differences in religious ideology or race/ethnicity. This study examines stereotypes and perceived threat for three groups: Muslim Americans, Arab immigrants, and Middle Eastern refugees. After administering a survey and analyzing the data of over 1,400 Amazon Mechanical Turk respondents, I find that all three groups are viewed as equivalent in stereotyping and level of perceived threat. Furthermore, such perceived threat results in the support for punitive public policies targeting all three groups, regardless of differences in race/ethnicity and religion.
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dc.language en_US
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dc.subject Terrorist.
dc.subject Middle eastern refugee.
dc.subject Punitive public policy.
dc.subject Muslim american.
dc.subject Arab immigrant.
dc.subject Racial and religious prejudice.
dc.subject Terrorist threat.
dc.subject 9/11.
dc.subject Sociology.
dc.title "Terrorist Threat," Punitive Public Policy, and the Intersectionality of Racial and Religious Prejudice
dc.type Thesis


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