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Effects of 9/11 on Identity, Trust, and Stress Among Arab Americans and Other Americans in the Detroit Region
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Effects of 9/11 on Identity, Trust, and Stress Among Arab Americans and Other
Americans in the Detroit Region
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Wayne E. Baker
Professor of Management and Organization, Professor of Sociology, Faculty Associate at
the Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan 701 Tappan Street, Ann Arbor
MI 48109-1234 (734) 764-2306 ## email not listed ##
Times of war and national crisis reshape society, organizations, and culture. Such
times challenge identities, institutions, and relationships in communities and the nation.
The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 ushered the United States into such a period.
What are the long-term economic, social, and political impacts? Will national, religious,
and ethnic identities strengthen or weaken in response? Will trust in national and local
institutions, civic groups, and in one another change as government and society take on
new roles and tasks?
The aftermath of September 11, 2001 has brought new urgency to questions of
national identity, multiculturalism, and social trust in the United States. Six months after
the attacks, 49% of Americans said that their sense of personal safety was still shaken "a
great deal" or "a good amount." Nearly 60% agreed that the world would be a better
place if people from other countries were more like Americans (Traugott, Groves, and
1 This research was funded by a major grant from the Russell Sage Foundation, with additional funds provided by the Mellon Foundation, University of Michigan Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan-Dearborn Center for Arab American Studies, University of Michigan Provost’s Office and Office of the Vice President of Research, and University of Michigan Business School. Principal and Co-Principal Investigators are Wayne Baker, Sally Howell, Amaney Jamal, , Ann Lin, Ronald Stockton Andrew Shryock, and Mark Tessler.
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Effects of 9/11 on Identity, Trust, and Stress Among Arab Americans and Other
Wayne E. Baker
Professor of Management and Organization, Professor of Sociology, Faculty Associate at
the Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan 701 Tappan Street, Ann Arbor
MI 48109-1234 (734) 764-2306 ## email not listed ##
Times of war and national crisis reshape society, organizations, and culture. Such
times challenge identities, institutions, and relationships in communities and the nation.
The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 ushered the United States into such a period.
What are the long-term economic, social, and political impacts? Will national, religious,
and ethnic identities strengthen or weaken in response? Will trust in national and local
institutions, civic groups, and in one another change as government and society take on
new roles and tasks?
The aftermath of September 11, 2001 has brought new urgency to questions of
national identity, multiculturalism, and social trust in the United States. Six months after
the attacks, 49% of Americans said that their sense of personal safety was still shaken "a
great deal" or "a good amount." Nearly 60% agreed that the world would be a better
place if people from other countries were more like Americans (Traugott, Groves, and
1 This research was funded by a major grant from the Russell Sage Foundation, with additional funds
provided by the Mellon Foundation, University of Michigan Institute for Social Research, University of
Michigan-Dearborn Center for Arab American Studies, University of Michigan Provost’s Office and Office
of the Vice President of Research, and University of Michigan Business School. Principal and Co-
Principal Investigators are Wayne Baker, Sally Howell, Amaney Jamal, , Ann Lin, Ronald Stockton
Andrew Shryock, and Mark Tessler.
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