Germany, Diekmann, I. and Janzen, O. (2024), Zwischen Pauschalisierung und Differenzierung. Einstellungen gegenüber Muslim:innen und dem Islam in Deutschland. Religionsmonitor 2023. (Between generalisation and differentiation. Attitudes towards Muslims a

Country

Germany

Title

Germany, Diekmann, I. and Janzen, O. (2024), Zwischen Pauschalisierung und Differenzierung. Einstellungen gegenüber Muslim:innen und dem Islam in Deutschland. Religionsmonitor 2023. (Between generalisation and differentiation. Attitudes towards Muslims and Islam in Germany. Religion monitor 2023), Gütersloh, Bertelsmann Stiftung.

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Year

2024

Publication type

Survey evidence/report

Geographical coverage

National

Area/location of interest

Not applicable - national level

Type of Institution

Civil Society Organisation

Institution

Germany, Bertelsmann Stiftung

Thematic focus

Public perceptions and attitudes

Groups

Muslims

Key findings

The report differentiates between anti-Islam-hatred, referring to negative assumptions and prejudices towards the religion, and anti-Muslim hatred, addressing negative attitudes towards Muslim persons. It finds that Muslims are primarily associated with a lack of integrational skills, while the Islam is associated with violence and backwardness. However, anti-Islam and anti-Muslim attitudes overlap and thus, negative, generalising discussion on the Islam cannot be analysed separately from the members of the religion. A large part of the non-Muslim study sample reported anti-Muslim attitudes, such as not wanting to live in a neighbourhood with many Muslims (58%) or not sending their children to a school were a teacher wearing hijab would teach (40%). At the same time, the study found an awareness of anti-Muslim sentiments and differentiating attitudes among the studied population (e.g. 85% being aware of the fact that single actions are often ascribed to the whole group of Muslims).

Methodology (Qualitative/Quantitative and exact type used, questionnaires etc)

Quantitative (survey data using online questionnaires)

Sample details and representativeness

Data was gathered in the context of a larger data collection. For the purpose of this monitor, 1.912 non-Muslim interviewees from an online-access panel responded to the questionnaires.

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