Pippa Norris|Ronald Inglehart
Muslim Integration into Western Cultures: Between Origins and Destinations
Harvard University|University of Sydney|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
extent migrants carry culture extent acquire culture new home answer important political implications also helps us understand extent basic cultural values enduring malleable whether cultural values traits individuals attributes given society first part article considers theories impact growing social diversity western nations classify two categories society origins defined islamic countries origin muslim migrants including twenty nations plurality muslim populations destinations defined western countries destination muslim migrants including 22 oecd member states protestant roman catholic majority populations using framework demonstrate average basic social values muslim migrants fall roughly midway prevailing country origin country destination conclude muslim migrants move western countries rigidly fixed attitudes instead gradually absorb much host culture assimilation theories suggest