I'm just trying to fill my kids up: parents' pre-emptive (re)construction of identities amidst rising anti-Muslim rhetoric in the United States

This qualitative study examines 16 Muslim parents' communication with their children after Donald Trump's electoral victory and amidst increasing Islamophobic and anti-Muslim rhetoric in the United States. Our analysis highlights communication interactions, informed by participants' p...

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Published in:Journal of Applied Communication Research 2023-07, Vol.51 (4), p.341-359
Main Authors: Abdalla, Marwa, Chen, Yea-Wen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Children
cultural identity
Islamophobia
Labor
Muslim
parent-child communication
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Summary:This qualitative study examines 16 Muslim parents' communication with their children after Donald Trump's electoral victory and amidst increasing Islamophobic and anti-Muslim rhetoric in the United States. Our analysis highlights communication interactions, informed by participants' perceived demonization of Muslims in media and political discourses, intended to counter negative stereotypes and cultivate strength, confidence, and belonging in their children. Drawing on cultural identity theory, we theorize pre-emptive avowals and ascriptions to describe participants' communication labor to cultivate resistance in their children to Islamophobia and various forms of racism. We conclude by considering unique and intersectional communication labor in minoritized families and discussing directions for future research.
ISSN:0090-9882
1479-5752
DOI:10.1080/00909882.2022.2142065