This study was designed to examine the opinions of Turkish immigrants living in the Houston metropolitan area about the conflict between secularism and Islam in Turkey. The study examined the role of the practice of religion on the opinions about the clash between secularism and Islam. A final sample consisted of 40 immigrants recruited through purposeful and snowball sampling. In-depth interviews and a survey including screening questions were conducted. The results indicated that practice of religion has a partial impact on the opinions of Turkish immigrants about the conflict between secularism and Islam. Future research should further examine if the experience of living abroad for a long period influence Turkish immigrants' opinions about the same issue.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc9123 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Balkan, Betul |
| Contributors | Williamson, David Allen, Sadri, Mahmoud, Sahliyeh, Emile |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | Text |
| Rights | Public, Copyright, Balkan, Betul, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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