Graduation Term

2024

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

School of Communication

Committee Chair

John Baldwin

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the acculturation strategy of the first-generation immigrant Muslim parents in the US. This study is guided by segmented assimilation theory and data for the study was collected by employing qualitative research method. I conducted in-depth interview with twelve first-generation Muslim immigrant parents in the McLean County, Illinois to collect data for the study. The participants responded to a number of open-ended questions relating their cultural and Muslim identity, practice of their Islamic faith in your family and outside and raising their children in a different cultural environment. The finding of this study shows that the first-generation immigrant Muslim parents in the US do not have prejudice in making friends and most of them do not prioritize religious identity while making friends. All the study participants raise their children as Muslims, and in doing that they practice religion at their home ad outside, especially at mosque. Most of the parents emphasize the need of college education for their children to broaden their perspectives and find the US a safe place for their everyday livelihood and to practice their Islamic identity. KEYWORDS: Acculturation, First-generation Immigrants, Islamic Identity, Muslim parents, Raising Children

Access Type

Thesis-Open Access

DOI

https://doi.org/10.30707/ETD2024.20240618063950736490.999933

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