Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Review Method: Peer Reviewed
Abstract: With new data from the Detroit Area Study (DAS) and Detroit Arab American Study (DAAS), we consider the long-term effects of 9/11 and its aftermath on identity, trust, confidence in institutions, stress, and perceived safety and security among residents of the Detroit three-county region. The DAS is a representative sample (n=508) sample of the general population; the DAAS is a representative oversample (n=1005) of the diverse community of Arab Americans living in the same region. We analyze four sets of factors: (1) experiences since September 11th, such as harassment, support, perceptions of safety and security, reactions to the "war on terrorism," and reactions to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East; (2) respondent characteristics, including socioeconomic variables, ethnicity, national origin, generation, cohort of immigration, religious affiliation and practices, language use, and residential characteristics; (3) the increasing prevalence of transnational ties, such as exposure to international sources of news, entertainment, and information, international social and business networks, and post-September 11th restrictions; and (4) the connection to sources of local social capital, such as employment and business ownership, social networks, organizational memberships, and political participation.