The Role of Islamic Institutions in Identity Formation among Somali Adolescents in Columbus, Ohio


Arş. Gör. Dr. FATİH YILDIRIM

Tez Türü: Yüksek Lisans

Tezin Yürütüldüğü Kurum: Ohio University, Department Of Sociology And Anthropology, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri

Tez Danışmanı: Stephan Scanlan

Tezin Onay Tarihi: 2011

Tezin Dili: İngilizce

Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu

Özet:

This thesis presents the role of the mosque in identity formation among Somali adolescents in Columbus, Ohio. I conducted my research in the Somali Mosque of Columbus, the largest ethnically Somali mosque in Columbus, utilizing the methods of participant observation and intensive interviews. I observed two movements among adolescents in their identity formation. First, a group of adolescents has developed Muslim identity from their Somali ethnic and American identities after they attended the mosque. The second group of adolescents in the mosque has experienced identity conflict between their Muslim, Somali, and American identities.