The Development of Play

David Steven Cohen is Senior Research Associate and Director of the Ethnic History Program at the New Jersey Historical Commission. He holds a Ph.D. in American Civilization from the University of Pennsylvania.

"Sirin and Fine...render visible the complex lives of a profoundly maligned and misunderstood group--Muslim-American youth. They deploy surveys, focus groups, in-depth interviews, and identity maps to explore how Muslim-American youth are creating and re-creating themselves within these politically and socially charged times . . . This is a must read." -M. Brinton Lykes, Lynch School of Education and Center for Human Rights and International Justice, Boston College "This book provides a unique, powerful, rich, and nuanced understanding of identity development among Muslim-American youth. The publication of Muslim American Youth is a landmark event in developmental science." -Richard M. Lerner, Bergstrom Chair in Applied Developmental Science, Tufts University "This book will be particularly useful for any professional who needs well-researched support for what their instinct tells them their community needs." -"VOYA Voices of Youth Advocates", "This work complexly and richly captures the diversity in the lived identities of Muslim-American youth, highlighting the power and potential of mixed methodologies in studying the phenomenon of life on the hyphen." -"Harvard Educational Review", "With heart and eloquence, the authors illuminate vital concerns about our society's treatment of Muslim-American youth." -"Youth Today",