ABSTRACT

Muslim parents in the United States negotiate their intersecting identities and roles as parents amidst increasing (white) nationalism and anti-Muslim racism. In this qualitative study, we draw on cultural identity theory (CIT) to examine how sixteen cis-heterosexual/educated/able-bodied Muslim women parenting children in the United States make sense of their identity negotiations as individuals and parents. Our analysis identifies three overlapping themes highlighting struggles and resilience while parenting. We offer the concept of “didactic avowals” that describes contextually-contingent avowals aimed at instructing and disrupting hegemonic stereotypes and conclude by discussing the implications of these findings in light of CIT.

摘要

美国的穆斯林父母在日益增加的（白人）民族主义和反穆斯林种族主义中协商他们作为父母的交叉身份和角色。在这项定性研究中，我们利用文化认同理论 (CIT) 来检验 16 名在美国育儿的顺式异性恋/受过教育/身体健康的穆斯林女性如何理解她们作为个人和父母的身份协商。我们的分析确定了三个重叠的主题，突出了育儿过程中的挣扎和复原力。我们提供了“说教宣誓”的概念，它描述了旨在指导和破坏霸权刻板印象的上下文相关宣誓，并通过根据 CIT 讨论这些发现的含义来得出结论。