Cultural frames of deviance: Muslim religiousness and adolescents’ attitudes toward violent control of female behavior
Using a survey of a culturally and religiously diverse students in Germany, we investigate the influence of Muslim religiousness on violence-accepting gender role orientations. We argue that the religious frame of "fornication" (zinā) defines deviance and refers to a cultural frame of orde...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2025
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Deviant behavior
Year: 2025, Volume: 46, Issue: 3, Pages: 312-332 |
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| Summary: | Using a survey of a culturally and religiously diverse students in Germany, we investigate the influence of Muslim religiousness on violence-accepting gender role orientations. We argue that the religious frame of "fornication" (zinā) defines deviance and refers to a cultural frame of order between and within clans in non-state societies, namely the "culture of honor." Muslim religiousness has a robust effect on violence-accepting gender role orientations, controlling for culture of honor and confounders. Results of cross-level interactions indicate a social influence on these attitudes, which we interpret as a social proof mechanism: the higher the share of religious Muslims in a school class-context, the higher the acceptance of violent-accepting attitudes. We also show that Muslim religiousness tends to increase the accordance with violent control of females within the family. We argue that according to the religious-cultural frame of a divine order, zinā is interpreted as a violation of a sacred norm and thus as deviant. |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 327-329 |
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| ISSN: | 1521-0456 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/01639625.2024.2341947 |
