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Key	BIB36832
Reference type	Thesis
Title	Exploring Constructive Resilience : A Qualitative Investigation of the Bahá'í Response to Oppression
Author	Kazemzadeh, Mark
Year	2019
Place published	Boston, Massachusetts
Abstract	As the largest religious minority in Iran, Baha’is have been going through persecution since the very start of the religion in 1863. This thesis explores the experience of Baha’is in Iran, focusing on how they respond to persecution, and make meaning of their identity and response approach. Ten in-depth interviews were conducted among Baha’is living in exile in the U.S. Their narratives were analyzed for recurring themes. Consistent with the Baha’i approach to conflict resolution - constructive resilience - the Baha’is have remained non-confrontational/non-oppositional and resilient in response to the persecution. In addition, they displayed flexibility and creativity, adding nuances to the complexity of the constructive resilience construct. Results also showed that in contrast to the wide-range of persecutions that Baha’is receive from the government, the general public is perceived to hold positive attitudes toward the Baha’is. Baha’i participants attributed this positive attitude from the public to the manner in which the Baha’i community has conducted themselves in response to persecution, which mitigated the suffering that the Bahá’is went through and helped them make meaning of constructive resilience as an approach to oppression.
Language	English
Keywords	PERSECUTION; IRAN; IRANIANS; UNITED STATES; RESILIENCE
Thesis type	Masters
Academic department	Conflict Resolution
University	University of Massachusetts Boston
Degree	M.A.
Advisor	Ross, Karen and Karlberg, Michael
File attachments	internal-pdf://1826635294/Kazemzadeh (2019) - Exploring_Constructive_Res.pdf

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