Stereotypes of Muslim Women in the United States

Media Primes and Consequences

Alexis Tan, Anastasia Vishnevskaya

• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Year: 2022
• eBook ISBN: 9781978787919
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Communication Studies
• Index: Social Sciences

This book brings into focus the perception of Muslim women in the United States, often overlooked in research literature and common media narratives, but at the same time facing increasing hate and aggression based on their religious and gendered identities. Guided by data from three original experiments and theories of priming and media effects, Alexis Tan and Anastasia Vishnevskaya discuss how stereotypes of Muslim women in the media influence public stereotypes, and how public stereotypes direct aggressions towards them. This book contributes to existing literature in the field by presenting evidence that both verbal and visual symbols in the media can activate implicit prejudices, and that activation can be controlled by people who self-identify as social liberals. Ultimately, Tan and Vishnevskaya suggest both media and intrapersonal interventions to mitigate harmful consequences of prejudice towards Muslim women in the United States. Scholars of media studies, communication, religious studies, gender studies, and cultural studies will find this book particularly useful.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: Historical and Current Stereotypes of Muslim Women in the United States and the Role of the Media in Their Formation
• Chapter 3: Public Opinion in the United States and the Consequences of Muslim Women Stereotypes
• Chapter 4: Priming and Activation Control of Stereotypes
• Chapter 5: Priming Negative Stereotypes of Muslim Women: Antecedents and Consequences
• Chapter 6: Semantic and Visual Primes of Stereotypes of Muslim Women: Activation and Activation Control
• Chapter 7: Interventions Applied to Muslim Women
• Chapter 8: Conclusions and Recommendations
• Bibliography
• Index
• About the Authors