Replication Data for: Value Conflicts Revisited: Muslims, Gender Equality and Gestures of Respect

This is a study on inclusion of Muslims in liberal democracies in the presence of value conflict. We focus on handshaking controversies that appear to pit gender equality against religious freedom. The possible outcomes seem mutually exclusive: either conservative Muslim minorities must conform to the norms of the majority culture or non-Muslim majorities must acquiesce in the legitimacy of conservative Muslim ideas. Taking advantage of a trio of experiments to replicate our results, we demonstrate the efficacy of introducing alternative gestures of respect. Presented with a substitute gesture of respect—placing the hand on the heart—non-Muslim demands for Muslim conformity drop dramatically. The results of the Handshaking experiments call out a general lesson. Thanks to the ingenuity and versatility of cultural customs to signal respect, value conflicts can be open to resolution in everyday encounters without minorities or majorities having to forsake their convictions.