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Islamophobia in Canada: Measuring the Realities of Negative Attitudes Toward Muslims and Religious Discrimination
Author(s) -
WilkinsLaflamme Sarah
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
canadian review of sociology/revue canadienne de sociologie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.414
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1755-618X
pISSN - 1755-6171
DOI - 10.1111/cars.12180
Subject(s) - islamophobia , prejudice (legal term) , ethnic group , context (archaeology) , feeling , phenomenon , population , social psychology , general social survey , gender studies , political science , sociology , psychology , geography , politics , demography , law , physics , archaeology , quantum mechanics
There has been growing discussion surrounding the phenomenon of Islamophobia in Western societies over the last few years. However, in‐depth empirical research of the prevalence and patterns of prejudice toward Muslims remains scarce, especially in the Canadian context. With data from the 2011 Canadian Election Study and the 2014 General Social Survey, this study measures the extent to which negative feelings toward Muslims are present among the general adult population, and the extent to which Muslim Canadians themselves say they have experienced discrimination in recent years due to their religion, ethnicity, and culture.