ABSTRACT
In order to encourage new ways of thinking about how Muslims might be more effectively studied in terms of identity salience and political outcomes, this chapter introduces findings from a randomized exposure of Muslim young adults in the US to different identity frames. In terms of how the identity question battery impacts reported political engagement, a straightforward expectation would be that the limited identity battery reduces reported engagement while the Religious Commitment Inventory (RCI) battery increases it. These expectations are based on the assumption that the limited battery induces a sense of identity performance, whereas the RCI battery focuses subject thinking on their psychological connection (and likely strength gained) from their faith identity. The RCI-10 is also a potential alternative to the Pew identity items that asked respondents whether they identify as "Muslim," "American," or "Muslim and American."
