İslamofobi: New York'taki Müslüman Öğrencilerin İslam Açısından Algıladıkları Sosyal Mesafe İle Müslüman Olmayan Öğrencilerin Hissettikleri Sosyal Mesafenin Karşılaştırılması

Abstract

This study, it is aimed to compare the social distances of university students towards Muslims and Muslim’s perception of the social distance of non-Muslims in America. For this purpose, the Demographic Information Form, Freedom of Faith Information Form, and Bogardus Social Distance Scale were applied to Muslim and non-Muslim university students who continue their education in New York, USA. Questions for Muslim and non-Muslim participants were expressed in different ways to understand the perception of Muslims and the perspective of non-Muslims. As a result of the research, the social distance perceived by Muslims from non-Muslims was found to be significantly higher than the social distance that non-Muslims showed.