Proceedings of the 2021 4th International Conference on Humanities Education and Social Sciences (ICHESS 2021)

What Are Young Chinese People’s Attitudes on Muslims in China and What are the Factors That Influence the Attitude?

Authors
Anqi Ma1, *, Yufei Kou2, Bingqing Li3, Thong Yang4
1Maumee Valley Country Day School, Toledo, 43614, US,22ama@mvcds.org
2Shenzhen Middle School, Shenzhen, 518024, China,15919499186@163.com
3Shanghai Foreign Language School, Shanghai, 200083, China,lbq98856e36@163.com
4Changjun High School, Changsha, 410006, China,TYIEONG@163.com
Corresponding Author
Anqi Ma
Available Online 24 December 2021.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.211220.306How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Muslims; Attitude; Young Chinese People
Abstract

This research paper attempts to paint a more detailed picture of Chinese young people’s attitudes towards Muslims in China that might help to eliminate stereotypes and improve intergroup relationship. In the study, questionnaire was sent out to 200 Chinese young people to investigate their expressed attitude toward Muslims and Islamic Culture. Overall, the result of the study demonstrates that there is an overall positive attitude toward Muslims in China. In addition, the result also shows generally the participants have a positive stereotypes and a weak feeling of being potentially threaten by Muslims in China. Furthermore, the analysis of different factors including participants’ age, sex, ethnical background, and intergroup contact with Muslims reveals that a higher intergroup contact with Muslims in school, neighborhood and other places is highly associated with less negative stereotypes and more positive expressed attitude toward muslims. This result contributes to a deeper understanding of potential effective solutions to eliminate stereotypes faced by Chinese Muslims.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2021 4th International Conference on Humanities Education and Social Sciences (ICHESS 2021)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
24 December 2021
ISBN
978-94-6239-495-7
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.211220.306How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.
Open Access
This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.

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