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Det exotiska islam: Homogenisering i bilden av muslimer i skolan
Karlstad University, Faculty of Arts and Education.
2009 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (university diploma), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Exotic Islam : The Image of the Homogeneous Muslims in School (English)
Abstract [en]

This paper studies three Swedish textbooks for the A-course in religious studies, in the Swedish equivalency of high school, to see if the image of Islam and Muslims presented is diverse or homogeneous and exotic. The purpose of the study is to see whether or not the religious studies can contribute to the forming of islamophobic beliefs in pupils. Studies have shown that islamophobia is widespread in Sweden, therefore it could be interesting to see if the schools play any part in the forming or spreading of islamophobic views. The conclusion reached is that this cannot be excluded as a possibility. There are still some textbooks that present Muslims in a homogeneous and exotic manner to some degree. So it cannot be ruled out that the education, if guided by a textbook, can be a cause of a homogeneous and exotic view of Muslims, which ultimately can lead to islamophobia.

Abstract [sv]

Den här uppsatsen undersöker tre läroböcker i religionskunskap för A-kursen i gymnasieskolan. Syftet är att se om böckerna presenterar en homogeniserad och exotisk bild av muslimer och islam, och därmed även vara en möjlig orsak till bildandet av islamofobiska föreställningar hos eleverna. Undersökningar har visat att islamofobin är påtaglig i Sverige, därför kan det vara av intresse att undersöka om skolan spelar någon roll i spridandet eller bildandet av islamofobiska åsikter. Slutsatsen som nås är att detta inte kan uteslutas som möjlighet. Det finns än idag läroböcker som i viss mån presenterar muslimer som en exotisk homogen grupp. Det kan alltså inte uteslutas att religionsundervisningen, om den styrs av en lärobok, kan ge upphov till en homogeniserad och exotisk bild av muslimer och som i förlängningen kan orsaka islamofobi.

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2009. , p. 47
Keywords
Homogenisering, exotisering, muslimer, religionsundervisning, islamofobi, islam
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Religious Studies
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-3342OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kau-3342DiVA, id: diva2:139350
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Available from: 2009-02-05 Created: 2009-01-21 Last updated: 2009-02-05Bibliographically approved

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