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Personal Choice or a Sign of Oppression: A Mixed-Methods Convergent Parallel Design to Understand the Conversations on Hijab Restrictions

Alqawasmeh, Haneen K.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1680240238907184

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2023, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Ohio University, Mass Communication (Communication).
This dissertation investigates both Muslim women as well as online media users’ thoughts and opinions toward the ongoing conversational debate on hijab bans. Specifically, the aim behind this study is two-fold: It highlights explicitly raising Muslim women’s original voices by hearing their own experiencing concerning the recent hijab bans and restrictions. In addition, with the guide of framing approach, this study also centers on gauging YouTube users’ sentiments and opinions expressed in comments on news videos about hijab bans—shared by mainstream media outlets in such an uninhabited environment (YouTube). The methodological basis of this dissertation centered on carrying out mixed methods convergent parallel design by combining the results of both a thematic textual analysis of interview data and social media sentiment analysis of social media data. Combining the results of two diverse types of methods in one study helps provide fresh-holistic insights into the phenomenon and enhances the study’s overall depth and breadth. In stage one, using semi-structured in-depth interviews with 20 Hijabi Muslim women, I documented several meaningful statements and stories shared by Muslim women wearing the hijab, and the following themes were emerged: Belief, Freedom of Choice, Spirituality, Happiness, and Education. In stage two, a total of 8775 comments posted by online users as they interacted with mainstream media outlets’ news reporting on Hijab bans and restrictions were collected, cleaned, and analyzed using several analytical techniques. The sentiment analysis of user comments shared on the selected ten YouTube news videos revealed that the total sentiment score expressed in the YouTube comment corpus regarding news about hijab restrictions was more negative than positive. Further, the results of both stages were integrated and interpreted in the discussion chapter.
Laeeq Khan (Advisor)
170 p.
Mass Media; Middle Eastern History; Religion; Womens Studies
Muslim women; hijab; mixed methods; interview data; social media analytics.

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  • Alqawasmeh, H. K. (2023). Personal Choice or a Sign of Oppression: A Mixed-Methods Convergent Parallel Design to Understand the Conversations on Hijab Restrictions [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1680240238907184

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Alqawasmeh, Haneen. Personal Choice or a Sign of Oppression: A Mixed-Methods Convergent Parallel Design to Understand the Conversations on Hijab Restrictions. 2023. Ohio University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1680240238907184.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Alqawasmeh, Haneen. "Personal Choice or a Sign of Oppression: A Mixed-Methods Convergent Parallel Design to Understand the Conversations on Hijab Restrictions." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University, 2023. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1680240238907184

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