The reputation of young Muslims in Italy in the platform society. Towards overcoming stereotypes and a recovery of religious identity

Authors

  • Martina Crescenti Research fellow in Sociology of Cultural and Communicative Processes, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Department of Political and Social Sciences,
  • Martina Lippolis Research fellow in Methods and didactics for sport and motor activities, University of Cassino and Lazio Meridionale, Department of Human, Social and Health Sciences,

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61007/QdC.2024.1.264

Keywords:

reputation, web reputation, second generation associationism, Islamic Identity

Abstract

This article analyses the ways in which the second generation of young Italian Muslims re-establish their reputation, both in physical and digital spaces, in relation to their religious identity, which is associated by part of society with false stereotypes of religious fanaticism, terrorism and misogyny.

Author Biography

Martina Lippolis, Research fellow in Methods and didactics for sport and motor activities, University of Cassino and Lazio Meridionale, Department of Human, Social and Health Sciences,

Martina Lippolis, PhD in Theoretical and Applied Social Research (University of Roma3), is currently a Research Fellow at the University of Cassino and Lazio Meridionale. For more than ten years she has been lecturing in Masters and doctoral courses (Roma3, Sapienza, University of Genoa, Pontifical Salesian University) on the use of NVivo software for qualitative data analysis, and since 2017 she has been a lecturer in the Postgraduate Course in Qualitative Sociological Research - NVivo at Roma3.

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2024-10-31

How to Cite

Crescenti, M., & Lippolis, M. (2024). The reputation of young Muslims in Italy in the platform society. Towards overcoming stereotypes and a recovery of religious identity. Community Notebook. People, Education and Welfare in the Society 5.0, 1(1), 205–233. https://doi.org/10.61007/QdC.2024.1.264

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No. 1 (2024): Reputation in the Digital Age: Representations and Practices of the Self between Social Capital and Relational Good

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Essays

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