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.
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.
Despite revisions and promises to the contrary, the European Union (EU) has not implemented effective gender mainstreaming into its Common European Asylum System (CEAS). The current refugee crisis, where the percentage of women refugees together with children averages 37-38 percent, brings a spotlight to the problem. The non-implementation of the CEAS Directives’ gender-sensitive measures in practice is clearly seen in the inappropriate housing conditions for women in refugee camps in the European Union countries and the resulting numerous cases of acts of violence against them. All these issues attract public attention and raise the question “Why aren’t the EU asylum policy outcomes gender-sensitive, although the Common European Asylum System Directives promised them to be?” I argue that the reason for the failure of the EU asylum system to maintain an efficient gender-sensitive outcome is in the autonomy of the EU Member States, which is manifested throughout the peculiar structure of the EU, vague EU laws (the CEAS Directives), and a lack of “hard” incentives. This study relies on qualitative research methods based on qualitative in-depth interviews with the EU high-ranking officials from the EU Commission and the European Parliament, conducted in 2016, and discursive analysis of the EU official documents, media sources, and NGOs’ reports.
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