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Schatman, Michael E. (Michael Edward). "The Prediction of Homophobic Attitudes among College Students." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1989. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc331632/.
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A review of the literature on homophobia indicates that negative attitudes toward homosexuals and homosexuality have been empirically related to numerous socio-demographic and attitudinal variables. Research to this date has focused on the relationship between individual variables and homophobia rather than examining multiple variables simultaneously. The purpose of the present investigation was to identify the factors which are predictive of homophobia. One hundred and ninety-four female and 115 male participants completed a biographical information questionnaire requesting socio-demographic information, self-proclaimed religiosity, frequency of church attendance, self-proclaimed political orientation, and political party identification. Participants also completed measures of attitudes toward male homosexuality, attitudes toward lesbianism, attitudes toward women, authoritarianism, sex anxiety, sexual attitudes, and socio-economic status. Statistical treatment of the data through principal components analysis indicated that homophobic attitudes are best predicted by a factor identified as "conservatism". Other factors were identified which predicted homophobia to a lesser extent. Male participant gender was determined to predict homophobia toward male homosexuals, but gender was not found to predict homophobic attitudes toward lesbians.
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Soder, Jeff R. "4-H State Leaders’ Readiness to Support Lesbian and Gay Youth-Assessing Leaders’ Lesbian and Gay Knowledge, Homophobic Attitudes, and Best Practice Implementation." The Ohio State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1259598794.
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Mette, Anthony. "Normativité de l'acceptation de l'homosexualité dans le sport : étude des déterminants psychologiques, interpersonnels et environnementaux des attitudes des sportifs envers les gays et les lesbiennes." Thesis, Bordeaux, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014BORD0225/document.
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L'objectif de cette recherche est d'étudier, chez les sportifs, les déterminants des attitudes envers l'homosexualité. Au regard des niveaux de Doise, il est attendu la proposition d’un modèle prédictif des déterminants à différents niveaux : intra personnel, interpersonnel, positionnel et idéologique. Le travail comporte 4 volets : 1) une étude préliminaire auprès de 322 personnes permettant la validation d'un outil de mesure des attitudes envers les gays et les lesbiennes, 2) une étude auprès de 1002 sportifs analysant les déterminants des attitudes notamment en distinguant le sport masculin et le sport féminin, 3) une étude sur la mise au jour des normes envers l'homosexualité, 4) une étude auprès de 572 footballeurs proposant un modèle prédictif des attitudes envers les gays et les lesbiennes, incluant le rôle de l’entraineur et des processus collectifs. Dans l'ensemble, les résultats indiquent une nette différence dans l'acceptation de l'homosexualité en fonction du sexe. La normativité est le principal prédicteur des attitudes, tendant vers une grande acceptation chez les femmes et une conservation de l'hétérosexisme chez les hommes. Ainsi, dans le cadre du sport masculin, l'homosexualité apparaît comme un stigmate non protégé, lié directement à la dynamique de groupe. De plus, l’hétérosexisme est étroitement lié au sexisme, à la religion et au racisme. En ce sens, il paraît primordial de mettre en place des actions de sensibilisation et de formations auprès des athlètes et des entraîneurs. Ces actions pourront s’effectuer sous l’angle général de la gestion de la diversité dans le sportThe objective of this research is to study, among athletes, determinants of attitudes towards homosexuality. With respect to levels of Doise, it is expected the proposal of a predictive model of the determinants at different levels: intrapersonal, interpersonal, positional and ideological.The work consists of 4 components: 1) a preliminary study of 322 people for the validation of a tool for measuring attitudes toward gays and lesbians, 2) a survey of 1002 athletes analyzing the determinants of attitudes toward homosexuals, distinguishing men's sports and women's sports, 3) a study on the discovery social norms towards homosexuality in sport, 4) a survey of 572 football players offering a predictive model of attitudes toward gays and lesbians, including the role of the trainer and group processes.Overall, the results indicate a clear difference between women and men athletes in the acceptance of homosexuality. Normativity is the main predictor of attitudes, tending towards a greater acceptance among women and preservation of heterosexism in men. Thus, in the masculine sport, homosexuality appears unprotected stigma directly related to group dynamics. In addition, heterosexism is closely related to sexism, racism and religion.In this sense, it seems important to develop awareness and training with athletes and coaches. These actions may be carried out under the general terms of the management of diversity in sport
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Gluth, Dale R. "Homophobia and mental health : how do counselors rate?" Virtual Press, 1993. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/864916.
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This study examined the relationship between the attitudes of counselors toward gays and lesbians and their ratings of this population, as compared to the heterosexual population, in terms of mental health. Participants (N=92) were masters and doctoral level graduate students at a midsized midwestern university. Counselors who were more prejudiced toward gay and lesbian targets rated them as less mentally healthy than heterosexual targets. Counselors who were less homophobic did not differ significantly from more homophobic participants in terms of their ratings of mental health. The implications and limitations of these findings are discussed, and future avenues of research are suggested.Department of Counseling Psychology and Guidance Services
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Jefford, Lenore M. "Attitudes toward homosexuality does exposure reduce prejudice? /." Instructions for remote access. Click here to access this electronic resource. Access available to Kutztown University faculty, staff, and students only, 1995. http://www.kutztown.edu/library/services/remote_access.asp.
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Thesis (M.A.)--Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, 1995.Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 45-06, page: 2776. Typescript. Abstract appears at the end of thesis as 1 leaf. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 21-24).
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Beetar, Matthew David. "Transcontinental lives : intersections of homophobia and xenophobia in South Africa." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2017. http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/70453/.
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This thesis focuses on prejudice located at the intersections of sexuality and nationality. Drawing on mixed qualitative research sessions involving men who are ‘LGBTI migrants' from African countries, and who are living in South Africa, the thesis offers three overarching points of focus. Firstly, it contextualises and critiques historical state structures and attitudes which shape understandings of identity in South Africa. Secondly, it analyses everyday experiences of xenophobia and homophobia, as experienced by ‘LGBTI' people who have migrated to the country for a variety of reasons. Finally, it locates these experiences within the structures identified and, based on participant-led discussions, offers a framework for understanding and suggestions for meaningful intervention. Using an overarching critical perspective of intersectionality and queer necropolitics I argue that contemporary South Africa fosters an image of inclusivity and exceptionalism that is vastly at odds with reality. In everyday spaces ‘LGBTI migrants' are often forced to ‘switch' between being either African or LGBTI. However, I argue that through journey-derived questioning of both Africanness and Queerness these processes of switching foreground hope and action. These are rooted in values of solidarity and community which extend, for fleeting moments, beyond labels and beyond geographic boundaries. Through a reconciled merging of these seemingly opposed subjectivities I argue that insight is offered into life beyond, yet within, national structures. In this way the participants exhibit an ‘African Queerness/Queer Africanness' which shifts them beyond necropolitical death and towards transcontinental life. I ultimately argue that this may be harnessed as a tool to intellectually, and practically, render Africa as a site of (African) queer potentiality. I suggest that LGBTI migrants, through their embodiment of a specific transcontinental future, are pioneers in revealing this potentiality.
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Strader, Scott C. "A causal model examining AIDS prejudice : AIDS attitudes and homophobia as latent variables." Virtual Press, 1994. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/917830.
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Prejudice and discrimination against people infected with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is widespread. A significant body of research has examined what personality and demographic characteristics appear to be related to discriminatory behavior, in an attempt to suggest who might be more likely to express prejudicial attitudes and discrimination against people with AIDS. This study tested two causal models which attempted to verify existing theories explaining the influences of demographic and attitudinal factors on the evaluation of a person with AIDS. Specifically, these models sought to answer questions related to what personality characteristics and demographic information are most important to AIDS educators and counselors when examining prejudice and discrimination towards persons with AIDS. Three hundred university undergraduates participated in the study. Structural equations modeling was used to analyze the extent to which the models fit the data. Results showed that both models adequately explained the data, with the model establishing a direct causal link between homophobic attitudes and AIDSbased prejudice as the preferred model. Alternative models were also considered in a post-hoc fashion. Implications of the results are discussed, with specific emphasis given to the potential ramifications to further research, counseling practice, and AIDS education.Department of Counseling Psychology and Guidance Services
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Fennell, Reginald. "Knowledge, attitudes and homophobia of selected college students regarding acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) /." The Ohio State University, 1989. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487598303841184.
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Tureau, Zachary L. "College Student Identity and Attitudes Toward Gays and Lesbians." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2003. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4286/.
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This study investigates the relationship between an individual's attitude toward gay men and lesbians and their identity development. The sample included 440 undergraduates from a university in the northeast Texas area. Many, if not all, of the factors that are associated with negative attitudes toward gays and lesbians (i.e., restrictive gender-role attitudes, high levels of authoritarianism, perceptions of negative attitudes toward homosexuals within their peer group, little or no contact with homosexuals, and conservative religious ideologies) have a logical relation to identity development. Furthermore, the various functions that attitudes toward gays and lesbians can serve (e.g., value-expression, group membership) were hypothesized to be especially attractive for persons in specific identity statuses. Thus, the case was made that identity development may be a valuable framework in which to understand attitudes toward gays and lesbians. In the current study, attitudes toward gays and lesbians were related to identity development, though the relationship is complex. When comparing persons who were higher and lower on absolutism, attitude toward gays and lesbians were most similar in achieved identity groups, while those who were foreclosed were the most disparate. In the interaction between identity, absolutism and gender role stereotyping, some groups utilized their attitude to express values more than other groups. Clinical implications as well as limitations of the study are discussed.
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Madžarević, Goran. "Reducing homophobia through audiovisual narratives in Serbia: the impact of positive depiction of gay people on audience attitudes." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/394051.
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El objetivo del presente estudio fue analizar el impacto que ejerce la ficción audiovisual sobre las actitudes hacia las personas homosexuales en el contexto específico de la cultura serbia. En particular, este estudio observa los procesos que explican el cambio de actitud hacia las personas homosexuales a través de la película titulada La Parada (2011), que conlleva una representación positiva de los hombres homosexuales. En el estudio participaron 200 estudiantes universitarios (M = 21.64, SD = 2.27). Se aplicó un diseño de investigación cuasi-experimental en la que todos los participantes fueron divididos en dos grupos: un grupo experimental (N= 150), y un grupo de control (N = 50). La recogida de datos se realizó en dos fases separadas por un período de 30 días. En la primera fase se recogieron los datos del pre-test: todos los participantes rellenaron un cuestionario que contenía la información socio-demográfica y el instrumento H25 que medía la homofobia. Al cabo de un mes, se realizó una segunda recogida de datos. En esta fase, el grupo experimental vio la película, y después del visionado, rellenó un cuestionario que medía la homofobia, la identificación con el personaje, el contacto intergrupal, así como el efecto de la tercera persona. Por otro lado, el grupo de control no vio la película, y volvió a rellenar el cuestionario que contenía el instrumento H25 de medición de la homofobia. Se aplicó un método cuantitativo con el fin de identificar las relaciones entre las variables subyacentes, y para determinar magnitudes de sus efectos. Los resultados principales revelan que el grupo experimental, en comparación con el grupo de control ha mostrado la actitud más favorable hacia las personas homosexuales. Los resultados asimismo indican que los hombres expresaron un mayor nivel de homofobia respecto a las mujeres. La identificación con el personaje homosexual se asoció positivamente con la aceptación de la homosexualidad después del visionado de la película. Igualmente, se obtuvo una correlación positiva entre el contacto intergrupal y la identificación con el personaje. La religiosidad y el efecto de la tercera persona se asociaron negativamente con los niveles de homofobia. La menor identificación con el personaje fue asociada con los niveles más altos de religiosidad y del efecto de tercera persona. Al encontrar su relevancia dentro del contexto serbio, nuestra investigación hace una contribución general a los estudios anteriores que conciernen a las influencias y los efectos de las ficciones audiovisuales en el cambio de actitud.Abstract The objective of the present study is to analyze the impact of audiovisual fiction on attitudes towards gay people within the specific Serbian culture. Particularly, this study observes the processes explaining attitude change towards homosexuality through a positive representation of gay men depicted in the film The Parade (2011). The study was based on a sample of 200 college students (M = 21.64, SD = 2.27). We applied a quasi-experimental research design and divided all participants into two groups: an experimental group (N=150), and a control group (N=50). There were two phases of data collection separated by 30 days. Firstly, we collected data in the pre-test: All the participants filled in a questionnaire consisted of socio-demographic information and the instrument H25 measuring homophobia. One month later, we performed a second data collection. In this phase, the experimental group and the control group differed in some of the tasks they were asked to complete. The experimental group watched the film, and after the exposure, filled in a questionnaire measuring homophobia, identification with the character, intergroup contact and the third person effect. On the other hand, the control group did not watch the film, and once again filled in a questionnaire measuring homophobia. We applied quantitative method in order to identify subjacent relations between the variables, and to determine magnitudes of their effects. Main results reveal that experimental group, compared with a control group, showed more favorable attitude towards gay people. Results also found that men expressed higher level of homophobia than women. Identification with character was positively associated with acceptance of homosexuality. We also obtained positive correlation between the identification and intergroup contact. Religiosity and the third person effect were negatively associated with homophobia score. The less identification with the character the participants achieved, the higher level of religiosity, and the third person effect they expressed. In conclusion, the study makes a general contribution by reinforcing the results of previous media effect related studies, and finds their relevance within the
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Laur, David G. "Rape myth acceptance and homophobia in Ball State University undergraduates : correlations of gender, involvement, and class standing." Virtual Press, 2004. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1285589.
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The purpose of this study was to determine if a relationship existed betweenhomophobic beliefs and rape myth acceptance in undergraduate students who attendedBall State University. In addition, the effect that gender, organizational affiliation, andClass anding had on these beliefs was measured.The project consisted of 242 undergraduate students who lived in Woody/Shalesand Howick/Williams Halls. The project took place during the spring semester of 2004.The findings indicated that rape myth acceptance (RMA) did correlate with homophobia, and that this correlation was significantly higher in males than in females. The findings also indicated that neither class standing nor group affiliation had a significant effect on either RMA or homophobia.Department of Educational Studies
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Larsson-Lindeberg, Carolina. "Ungdomars attityder till homosexuella brottsoffer." Thesis, Mälardalen University, School of Sustainable Development of Society and Technology, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-10114.
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I undersökningen om ungdomars attityder mot homosexuella ochheterosexuella brottsoffer utfördes ett experiment där 151 deltagare fick svara på en enkät. Det fanns fyra olika versioner av enkäter där brottsoffret varierade mellan hetero- och homosexuell man men även orten där brottet tog plats varierade mellan liten ort och stor stad. Resultatet visade ingen skillnad i ungdomars empati beroende på brottsoffrets sexuella läggning, dock visade det sig att unga kvinnor har något mer empati än unga män. Resultatet gav inte heller någon skillnad i ungdomars empati beroende på ort. Dock upptäcktes en interaktionseffekt i empati mellan ort och sexualitet som visade att om brottet tog plats i Stockholm kände deltagarna mer empati för en homosexuell man än en heterosexuell man samt att empatin blev motsatt i en liten ort. Resultaten visade ingen signifikant skillnad på empati mellan deltagarnas etnicitet och brottsoffrets sexualitet. Resultaten kan tillämpas som diskussionsmaterial för exempelvis gymnasieskolor.
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Whatling, Michael. "Joseph Rose died for our sins : stories of the experience of being out in high school." Thesis, McGill University, 2005. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=85213.
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While studies in the social sciences have looked at lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth, few have focused on how they experience school. Sexual orientation is still a taboo subject or only treated cursorily in educational institutions and teacher-training programmes. Research that does look at schools is mitigated by subjects who are at different degrees of being out in their schools, or are treated as a monolith with other LGBT youth, or have been recruited through psychosocial agencies, and by data gathered retrospectively and/or at arms-length through surveys.This dissertation describes the experience of being gay and out at school for seven male students aged sixteen to eighteen. Data was collected through multiple semistructured interviews with participants recruited through the various urban, suburban, and alternative high schools they attended at the time of this study.
Data was analyzed using a modification of the Stevick-Colaizzi-Keen method of analyzing phenomenological data (Moustakas, 1994). The theoretical framework undergirding this study is phenomenological research, arts-based research, and queer theory in education. Findings are represented as a literary novel in order to better preserve participants' voices.
Data analysis indicates that the experience of being out in high school is characterized by: (a) managing "the secret" of being gay before and during coming out; (b) seeing being gay as just being yourself; (c) perceiving the school as privately supportive, but publicly indifferent to gay students; (d) emotionally reflecting the school environment; (e) valuing relationships as a positive; (f) seeing harassment, gossip, and gender differences as negatives; (g) ascribing to perpetrators of homophobia and harassment character flaws and anachronistic beliefs; (h) being left on your own to deal with homophobia and harassment as others abdicate their responsibilities; (i) employing escapist, self-protection, and resistance strategies to deal with homophobia and harassment; (j) searching for connectivity to other gays and the LGBT community; (k) facing the silence of information and resources in schools on LGBT issues and people; and (l) advising others to be true to themselves.
This research has implications for teachers, administrators, policy-makers, and those involved in teacher education programmes who are interested in addressing the needs of gay students.
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Sandberg, Frida, and Erika Svensson. "Sjuksköterskans värderingar påverkar mötet med patienter som inte tillhör sexualitetsnormen." Thesis, Högskolan Väst, Avdelningen för omvårdnad - grundnivå, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-9719.
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Background: Every day Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transsexual (LGBT-persons [LGBT]) meet difficulties in life. Within healthcare they face discrimination and difficulties. The development of LGBT in society is on the rise, but still persons who don't fit the sexuality norm struggles to be accepted. Aim: The aim was to discover if nurses values effect on the meeting with persons who don't fit the sexuality norm. Method: This paper is a literature review which is based on nine quantitative articles. All the articles were analyzed by the authors looking for similarities and differences. Results: The result of the literature review was that the nurse's values do effect on their attitudes toward LGBT-persons. The result showed that nurses who had previous experience in LGBT-persons was more accepting in their meeting. It also shows that the nurse's ethnicity and religious values had effect on their attitude toward LGBT-persons. Overall majority weighs toward difficulties in the meeting with persons who don't fit the sexuality norm. Subcategories became accepting in the meeting, difficulties in the meeting, ethnicities and accepting and previous experience with LGBT-persons. Conclusion: Nurses today is more accepting in the meeting with LGBT-persons than they were 10 years ago. Still persons who don't fit the sexuality norm is feeling discriminated because of their sexuality. Nurses need more knowledge about how they can make LGBT-persons feel more accepted in their meeting. More research about LGBT-persons in healthcare is needed.
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Blackwell, Christopher Wright. "Registered Nurses' Attitudes Toward the Protection of Gays and Lesbians in the Workplace: An Examination of Homophobia and Discriminatory Beliefs." Doctoral diss., University of Central Florida, 2005. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/4315.
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Discrimination and inequality encountered by gays and lesbians in the United States is profuse. A cornerstone of the gay rights movement, equality in the workplace has been a pivotal struggle for gays and lesbians. This study examined the attitudes and opinions of registered nurses (RNs) regarding homosexuals in general and the protection of homosexuals in the workplace through a nondiscrimination policy. The author measured overall homophobic and discriminatory beliefs of the sample using the Attitudes Toward Lesbian and Gay Men (ATLG) Scale; the demographic questionnaire was infused with questions regarding a protective workplace policy. Using T-tests, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and structural equation modeling (SEM), correlations between independent variables (gender, age, religious association, belief in the "free choice" model of homosexuality, education level, exposure to homosexuals through friends and/or family associations, race/ethnicity, and support or non-support of a workplace nondiscrimination policy protective of gay men and lesbians) with the dependent variable of homophobia were explored.Ph.D.
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Parkhurst, Julie. "Attitudes, Identity, and Self-Esteem: Implications for Lesbian, Bisexual, and Questioning Women." Connect to this title online, 2004. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?acc%5Fnum=muhonors1111086986.
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"A thesis submitted to the Miami University Honors Program in partial fulfillment of the requirements for University Honors."Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on May 7, 2006). Includes bibliographical references.
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Ito, Daisuke. "College Students' Prejudiced Attitudes toward Homosexuals: A Comparative Analysis in Japan and the United States." unrestricted, 2007. http://etd.gsu.edu/theses/available/etd-08032007-123056/.
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Thesis (M.A.)--Georgia State University, 2007.Dawn Baunach, committee chair; Elisabeth Burgess, Toshimasa Kii, committee members. Electronic text (152 p.) : digital, PDF file. Description based on contents viewed October 10, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (p. 116-130).
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Cohen, Michael Alan. "Psychometric Properties of the Nungesser Homosexual Attitudes Inventory and its Relation to Health Risks Among Gay Men." Diss., Temple University Libraries, 2014. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/256261.
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Sexual minority men are at an increased risk for negative outcomes, including mental health disorders, suicide, substance abuse, and sexual risk behaviors. Internalized Homophobia (IH), roughly defined as sexual orientation-related self-hatred among gay men, has been linked to these outcomes. Since its publication in 1983, the predominant measure of IH used in psychological research has been the Nungesser Homosexual Attitudes Inventory (Nungesser, 1983). The scale is potentially dated, and there is a relative paucity of investigation into its psychometric properties; findings derived through its use may be in question. The current effort describes two studies designed to address these concerns. Study I includes a principal components analysis of the scale using data obtained from an internet sample (N = 486), resulting in suggested revisions for the broader scale, and proposed brief versions of the Self and Disclosure subscales. Study II used data obtained from a second internet sample (N = 884) to further evaluate scale structure and properties. Analyses include confirmatory factor analyses of the original scale, Shidlo's revised version (1994), the suggested alternative, and the Brief Self and Disclosure scales proposed in Study I. Of the three versions of the overall scale, the suggested alternative proposed in Study I exhibited the most favorable fit and highest item loadings. Internal consistency for the suggested alternative was equal to that of the larger NHAI and Shidlo-revised scales. External validity was evaluated through correlations with mental health and suicide, substance use, sexual risk, and orientation-based victimization. Strong results in the expected direction were found only in the instance of mental health, with negative attitudes towards homosexuality being associated with increases in depression and anxiety scores as measured by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. The suggested scale alternative and Brief Self and Disclosure scales performed similarly to the more extensive NHAI and Shidlo-revised scales, leading to a recommendation for their use in research. Finally, findings from the current effort are discussed in relation to the broader social context impacting the lives and development of sexual minority men.
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Medler, Barbara R. "An investigation of biased language use as a tool for assessing anti-lesbian prejudice among heterosexual women." Virtual Press, 2002. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1247893.
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The present study examined the viability of a model of biased language use (e.g., Maass et al., 1989; Maass et al., 1996) as a measure of anti-lesbian prejudice among heterosexual women. As a matter of methodological and psychometric exploration, four alternative methods of scoring linguistic abstraction were employed.One hundred eighty-one female university undergraduates provided abstraction ratings for a series of seven fictitious news clippings, adapted from von Hippel et al. (1997), four of which depicted either heterosexual or lesbian women engaging in behaviors that were either socially favorable or unfavorable and lesbian stereotypic or counterstereotypic. Participants also completed a "Memory Test" devised for this study, a demographic questionnaire, and the ATL Subscale of the ATLG (Herek, 1988, 1994).The prediction that the linguistic expectancy bias (LEB; e.g., Maass, 1999) would be observed in the present intergroup context was not supported. The overall pattern of results suggested some stability across scoring methods. A number of implications of the findings are considered, with a focus on methodological concerns and applications to practice.Department of Counseling Psychology and Guidance Services
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Korfhage, Bethe A. "Psychology graduate students' attitudes toward gay men and lesbian women : Have we made progress?" Virtual Press, 2001. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1222835.
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This study was designed to examine psychology graduate students' attitudes toward gay men and lesbian women. It was hypothesized that the following variables would predict participants' attitudes toward gay men and lesbian women: participant gender, amount of client contact with gay men and lesbian women, and gender role attitudes. Additionally, a measure of social desirability was included to investigate the validity of responses. Data were analyzed by conducting an independent t-test, a correlated t-test, and hierarchical multiple regression. Results indicated that gay men were viewed more negatively than were lesbian women. As expected, participants' gender role attitudes significantly predicted their attitudes toward gay men and lesbian women. Contrary to predicted outcomes, results indicated that neither participant gender nor client contact predicted attitudes toward homosexuality. Finally, results suggested that participants were not engaging in socially desirable responding. Implications of this study for research, theory, and practice are discussed.Department of Counseling Psychology and Guidance Services
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Smith, Lance Santoro. "The effects of homophobia, legislation, and local policies on heterosexual pupil services professionals' likelihood of incorporating gay affirming behaviors in their professional work with sexual minority youths in public schools." [Tampa, Fla.] : University of South Florida, 2007. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0002156.
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Šulcaitė, Indrė. "Jaunuolių nepakantos nuostatų raiška: autoritarizmas, rasizmas, seksizmas ir homofobija." Master's thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2009. http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2009~D_20090916_093540-40661.
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Šio darbo tikslas – išsiaiškinti jaunuolių nepakantos nuostatų raišką, tarpusavio ryšį ir socioedukacinių veiksnių įtaką jų raiškai, Šiaulių miesto studentų (Šiaulių universiteto, Šiaulių kolegijos) ir moksleivių (Šiaulių profesinės mokyklos) tarpe. Tyrimo instrumentas (autoritarizmo, autoritarinės šeimos struktūros, rasizmo, seksizmo, homofobijos skalės ir socioedukacinių faktorių blokas) - autorės sukurtas nepakantos nuostatų raiškos matavimo klausimynas - anketa. Magistro darbe, remiantis Lietuvos ir užsienio mokslinės literatūros analize, išanalizuotas nepakantos nuostatų kaip psichososialinio reiškinio konstruktas, atskleidžiant jo sampratą, struktūrą ir raiškos ypatumus; atskleista autoritarinių, rasistinių, seksistinių ir homofobiškų nuostatų raiška Šiaulių miesto jaunuolių populiacijoje, tarpusavio koreliaciniai ryšiai bei socioedukacinių veiksnių įtaka nuostatų raiškai. Tyrimas patvirtina autorės suformuluotą mokslinio tyrimo hipotezę, kad tarp visų nepakantos nuostatų yra teigiamas ryšys. Taip pat, pasitvirtino ir antroji hipotezė, kurioje teigiama, jog socialinių ir edukacinių faktorių įtaka nepakantos formų raiškai yra reikšminga.The aim of this paper is to ascertain expression of intolerance attitudes of youth, their interplay and influence of socioeducational factors for attitudes expression in Siauliai University, Siauliai College and Siauliai professional school students population. The instrument of research (authoritarianism, authoritorian structure of the family, racism, sexism, homophobia scales and socioeducational factors unit) – attitudes measure questionnaire created by the author. By analyzing the foreign and local academical literature analyzed the intolerance attitudes as the psychosocial phenomenon construct, identifying the concept, structure and expression features; revealed the expression of the authoritarian, racist, homophobic and sexist attitudes of the youth population in the city of Siauliai, intercorrelation links and influence of socioeducational factors for attitudes expression The study author confirmed the research hypothesis, that between all intolerance attitudes there are positive link. Also confirmed the second hypotesis, which states that the social and educational factors influence is significant for intolerance attitudes expression.
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Ongley, Mark L. "The impact of training in inner healing for sexual brokenness upon attitudes toward homosexuals." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 2005. http://www.tren.com.
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Smith, Melissa Scandlyn. "Attitudes of resident assistants toward homosexuality and gay and lesbian students a study at a southeastern research university /." Connect to this title online, 2004. http://etd.utk.edu/2004/SmithMelissa.pdf.
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Franco, Morales Freddy. "La relation entre les connaissances et les attitudes relatives à la diversité sexuelle chez les enseignantes et les enseignants québécois et colombiens en formation initiale." Mémoire, Université de Sherbrooke, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11143/6413.
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Des études états-uniennes et canadiennes révèlent diverses situations d'homophobie (Taylor, Peter, McMinn, Elliott, Beldom, Ferry, Gross, Paquin et Schachter, 2011) en milieu scolaire. Au Québec, une étude récente a également montré que les élèves lesbiennes, gays et bisexuels des deux sexes (LGB) font face à l'intimidation, au harcèlement, aux insultes et à la discrimination dans les écoles (Chamberland, Émond, Bemier, Richard, Petit, Chevrier, Ryan, Otis et Julien, 2011). Les victimes d'intimidation et de discrimination manifestent des difficultés psychologiques (diagnostiquées ou non) telles que des troubles de l'humeur (tristesse, dépression, idéations ou tentatives de suicide), des troubles anxieux ou encore une faible estime d'eux-mêmes. De plus, ces élèves se sentent mal à l'aise à l'école, ont de la difficulté à se concentrer en classe et vont même jusqu'à manquer des cours, des journées de classe ou encore décrocher du système scolaire (Chamberland, Émond, Julien, Otis, et Ryan, 2011). Compte tenu de la situation problématique des élèves LGB dans les écoles, nous avons voulu identifier les liens entre les connaissances relatives aux rôles et comportements sexuels ainsi qu'aux réalités des jeunes LGB ou perçus comme tels du futur personnel enseignant tant québécois que colombien et leur attitudes envers l'homosexualité et bisexualité. Notre hypothèse à cet égard est que la tolérance face à la diversité sexuelle est en partie fonction des connaissances des personnes sur la question. Pour réaliser notre recherche, nous avons construit un questionnaire à partir des travaux de Kinsey (1948, 1953) sur le comportement sexuel humain, de Bein (1974, 1981) sur le rôle sexuel, de la littérature sur le vécu des jeunes LGB et de Herek et McLemore, (2011) sur les attitudes envers l'homosexualité. Nous avons effectué des analyses descriptives pour identifier les connaissances des participants et participantes ainsi que leurs attitudes envers la diversité sexuelle. Nous avons en outre procédé à des analyses de corrélations pour examiner la force des liens entre les connaissances et les attitudes. Nous avons enfin comparé les résultats obtenus en Colombie et au Québec à l'aide de tests t. Les résultats obtenus confirment notre hypothèse sur la relation entre connaissances et attitudes et révèlent un manque de connaissances sur les trois sujets testés, des attitudes ni tout à fait hostiles ni tout à fait positives dans les deux sous-échantillons, colombien et québécois. Cette étude pourra donc contribuer à améliorer la formation du personnel enseignant, en incluant des cours portant sur la diversité, sexuelle notamment, de façon à favoriser l'éclosion d'attitudes positives chez ce dernier et contribuer ainsi à rendre l'école plus sécuritaire pour les élèves LGB et à favoriser leur réussite scolaire. Cette recherche est pionnière par certains de ses aspects et apporte de nouvelles informations utiles pour comprendre les phénomènes humains autour desquels s'articulent les attitudes envers la diversité sexuelle.
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Avery, Allison A. "Ohio Secondary Art Teachers' Attitudes Concerning Issues of Sexism and Heterosexism within their Written and Hidden Curriculums: A Mixed Methods Study." [Kent, Ohio] : Kent State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=kent1250604290.
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Thesis (M.A.)--Kent State University, 2009.Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Mar. 31, 2010). Advisor: Linda Hoeptner-Poling. Keywords: Art Education; Education; Equity; LGBTQ; Sexism; Heterosexism; Homophobia; Secondary Education. Includes bibliographical references (p. 142-145).
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Morgan, Daniel J. "Knowledge and attitudes of preservice teachers towards students who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered." Thesis, Connect to this title online, 2003. http://www.library.unt.edu/theses/open/20033/morgan%5Fdaniel/index.htm.
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Ratcliff, Jennifer J. "Consequences of prejudice-related discrepancies : compunction alters the perception of ongoing behavior /." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2004. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?ohiou1103230416.
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Mongie, Lauren. "Gay intolerance in the language of Stellenbosch students : a critical discourse analysis of Campus News Media." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/2914.
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Thesis (MPhil (General Linguistics))--Stellenbosch University, 2008.This thesis has been written in partial fulfillment of the requirements of a masters programme in intercultural communication. The study focuses on aspects of linguistic communication, specifically in media discourse, where “cultural boundaries” are determined by sexual difference and where much misunderstanding appears to be founded in different conceptions of homosexuality. I have investigated the theoretical frameworks within which discursive reflection on homosexuality can be studied from an interdisciplinary perspective. The research examines reports in a student newspaper that topicalise homosexuality; it also considers reports that are part of a discourse in which communication takes place between a heterosexual majority and a homosexual minority. Reports that were published across a period of five years were examined, in order to determine whether there has been any development in the discourse. This investigation of a particular kind of intercultural media discourse has been augmented by investigating attitudes towards the minority group by means of a questionnaire, designed by Kite and Deaux (1986: 137). This questionnaire was distributed among 240 students in an attempt to determine whether their reported attitudes coincide with those reported in the media. Despite the fact that homosexuality was removed from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) more than 30 years ago, reports of homophobic violence and attitudes in news media reveal that a significant percentage of the population still views homosexuality as an illness, a psychological disorder or as sin. The aim of this thesis was to examine the possible (re)enforcement of such homophobic ideologies in news media, as well as the possible (re)enforcement of increasingly tolerant ideologies, by making use of frameworks developed within Critical Discourse Analysis, by van Dijk (1998) and Gelber (2002). While the results of the media analysis indicate a growing acceptance of homosexuality, the survey results reveal that the majority of the heterosexual students surveyed still maintain homophobic attitudes. Furthermore, discrepancies in the survey results reveal the complex nature of such attitudes.
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Robertson, Veronica L. "Homosexuality : the disclosure process during adolescence." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/17954.
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Thesis (MEd )--Stellenbosch University, 2011.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: During no other time in history have sexual minority individuals been the recipients of so much attention, scrutiny and unprecedented acceptance and inclusion into mainstream culture. However, despite advances and society's ever increasing tolerance toward sexual minorities, many individuals with alternative sexual orientations remain fearful of disclosing their sexuality. Consequently, adolescents often hide their alternative sexual orientation from others or disclose to only a select few. Adolescents with alternative sexual orientations face unique challenges, such as the coming out process, during which they must recognise, explore, define and disclose their orientation in a way that heterosexual individuals need not. Disclosure of an alternative sexual orientation is a struggle for most lesbian, gay and bisexual youth due to fears of discrimination, ostracism and violence from others. Despite a growing body of scientific literature on homosexuality in general, little is known about the disclosure process and its impact on an adolescent. This study seeks to help fill the gaps by giving voice to the adolescent by exploring the experience of disclosure. Furthermore, this study seeks to provide insight and knowledge to mental health professionals to aid adolescent clients throughout the disclosure process. This study's research methodology can be described as qualitative research which is embedded within an interpretive/constructivist paradigm. Purposive sampling was used to select five male and five female research participants. The methods of data collection that were employed comprised semi-structured individual interviews and reflective notes. Furthermore, content analysis was used to analyse the data. The findings of this study suggest that many unique issues besides the normative challenges that lesbian and gay adolescents share with heterosexual adolescents characterise their development. This research study suggests that there are several milestones that are characteristic of lesbian and gay identity development, the negotiation of which may hinder development in other areas. The male and female participants described a similar trajectory to coming out, consistently identifying a feeling of being different during early childhood which resolved into an awareness of same-sex attraction that concluded in their self-labelling as gay or lesbian. The findings of this study suggest that the process of disclosure is continuous and emergent. The reactions of parents ranged from extreme outrage and expulsion from the home to support and acceptance of the fact that their child had disclosed his/her homosexual orientation. From the findings of this study it would appear that the participants' parents were initially ill prepared and unable to support their child during his/her disclosure. The participants voiced various strategies to support an adolescent in the position of disclosing to family. There are several implications of this study's findings for mental health professionals working with lesbian, gay and bisexual adolescents and youth.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die aandag, noukeurige betragting, aanvaarding en ongekende insluiting binne die hoofstroom van die kultuur wat tans deur seksuele minderheidsgroepe ervaar word, is ongekend in die geskiedenis. Ten spyte van vooruitgang en die toenemende verdraagsaamheid teenoor die seksuele minderheid in die samelewing, vrees diegene wat 'n alternatiewe seksuele oriëntasie toon steeds om hulself bloot te stel. Gevolglik hou adolessente dikwels hul alternatiewe seksuele oriëntasie geheim of onthul hulle dit slegs aan 'n uitgesoekte paar persone. Adolessente met 'n alternatiewe seksuele oriëntasie kom op 'n wyse wat nie vir heteroseksuele individue nodig is nie, voor unieke uitdagings soos die openbaarmaking van hul oriëntasie te staan wanneer hulle dit moet erken, verken, definieër en aan die moet lig bring. Die erkenning van 'n alternatiewe seksuele oriëntasie plaas die meeste lesbiese, gay en biseksuele jeugdiges voor 'n stryd vanweë die vrees vir diskriminasie, verstoting en geweld deur andere. Ten spyte van die algemene toenemende hoeveelheid wetenskaplike literatuur oor homoseksualiteit, is daar weinig kennis van die verklaringsproses en die impak daarvan op 'n adolessent. Hierdie studie poog om die ervaring van verklaring te ondersoek om die adolessent se stem te laat hoor en sodoende die kennisgaping te oorbrug. Verder poog die studie ook om insig en kennis aan professionele persone binne die gebied van die geestesgesondheid te bied, om hulle in staat te stel om adolessente kliënte met die verklaringsproses by te staan. Die navorsingsmetodologie wat vir die studie gebruik is, kan as kwalitatiewe navorsing binne 'n interpretiewe/konstruktiwistiese paradigma beskou word. Doelgerigte toetsing is ingespan om vyf manlike en vyf vroulike deelnemers vir die navorsingspoging te werf. Data is met behulp van semigestruktureerde onderhoude en reflektiewe notas ingesamel. Verder is inhoudsanalise gebruik om die data te ontleed. Die bevindings van die studie dui daarop dat die ontwikkeling van gay en lesbiese adolessente benewens die normatiewe uitdagings wat deur hulle sowel as heteroseksuele adolessente aangespreek moet word, ook deur unieke kwessies gekenmerk word. Hierdie navorsingstudie suggereer dat verskeie mylpale kenmerkend is van die ontwikkeling van lesbiese en gay identiteit en dat die bewerkstelliging daarvan ontwikkeling in ander areas kan stuit. Die manlike en vroulike deelnemers aan die studie het langs soortgelyke bane tot die verklaring van hul oriëntasie gekom en het die gewaarwording dat hulle tydens hul vroeë jeug reeds 'n gevoel dat hulle anders was konsekwent geïdentifiseer. Hierdie gevoel het tot 'n bewustheid van die aantrekking van dieselfde geslag ontwikkel en tot self-etikettering as gay of lesbies gelei. Die bevindings van die studie stel voor dat die verklaringsproses voortdurend en opdoemend van aard is. Die reaksies van ouers wissel vanaf uiterste verontwaardiging en verdrywing vanuit die tuiste tot ondersteuning en aanvaarding van die wete dat hul kind sy/haar homoseksuele oriëntasie verklaar het. Die bevindings laat blyk ook dat die ouers van die deelnemers aanvanklik gebrekkig voorbereid was en nie in staat was om hul kind tydens die verklaring te ondersteun nie. Die deelnemers het verskeie strategieë voorgestel vir die ondersteuning van 'n adolessent wat hom/haar op die punt van hierdie verklaring aan die gesin bevind. Die studie se bevindings het ook verskeie implikasies vir professionele persone wat binne die gebied van die geestesgesondheid met lesbiese, homoseksuele en biseksuele adolessente en jeugdiges te doen het.
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Sinclair, Andrew. "The primary health care experiences of gay men in Australia." Connect to this title online, 2006. http://adt.lib.swin.edu.au/public/adt-VSWT20060713.084655/.
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October, Heidi. "Interaksie binne ‘n heteroseksuele studentegemeenskap : ervarings en persepsies van ‘n geselekteerde groep homo- en biseksuele studente." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/2237.
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Thesis (MPhil (Sociology and Social Anthropology))--University of Stellenbosch, 2006.Worldwide various studies have been undertaken to investigate the influence of discrimination due to sexual preference and the impact thereof on the homo- and bisexual student during his/her student years. As opposed to this, few studies have been done at tertiary institutions in South Africa. This study investigates homosexuality as a sub culture by illustrating the experiences and perceptions of a selected group of homo- and bisexual students with regards to social interaction within a heterosexual student environment.
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Cahill, Susan Mary. "An investigation into the relationship between homophobic attitudes of female grade 12 students and parental attitudes." Thesis, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/3426.
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Prejudice can be defined as the possession of negative attitudes or beliefs that have the potential for people to behave in a discriminatory or hostile manner toward a person because they belong to a certain group. It is believed that attitudes are passed on and communicated inter-generationally. In this context attitudes were examined in a sample of Grade 12 pupils and their parents to establish whether there was a relationship between adolescents and parents attitudes toward homosexuals. Results support the hypothesis that parents' attitudes impact on daughters' attitudes but more specifically that daughters' attitudes are more closely related to mothers' attitudes than they are to fathers' attitudes. Findings for the Attitude Toward Lesbian and Gay men scale revealed that respondents demonstrated more negative attitudes toward gay men than they did toward lesbians, with male respondents (fathers) being more homophobic than females (mothers and daughters). These findings are discussed in terms oftheir implications for research, education strategies, and legislative amendments.Thesis (M.Soc.Sci.)-University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2000.
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McGraw, Cathlene E. "A qualitative study of the determinants of resistance to homosexuality in heterosexual identified students." Thesis, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1957/3253.
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Graduation date: 2006Two decades of literature from national college student climate reports measuring student attitudes toward people who are lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgender (LGBT) indicate, “anti-GLBT intolerance and harassment has been prevalent” (Rankin, 2003). This study seeks to explore the determinants of such attitudes and explore the life contexts of students’ processes by which they came to hold such attitudes through a qualitative interview approach. The eight themes that emerged from the interviews reflect participants’ own voices and their worldviews about LGBT people. These themes inform a framework of general recommendations for student affairs programming efforts to reduce homophobia and resistance to LGBT people and lifestyles throughout campus.
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Lopes, Lucas Rocha. "Measuring homophobia in healthcare: medical students' knowledge and attitudes towards homosexuality." Master's thesis, 2016. https://repositorio-aberto.up.pt/handle/10216/90556.
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Lopes, Lucas Rocha. "Measuring homophobia in healthcare: medical students' knowledge and attitudes towards homosexuality." Dissertação, 2016. https://repositorio-aberto.up.pt/handle/10216/90556.
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"Implicit Measures of Homophobia and Stigmatization of Same-Sex Couples." Master's thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.18160.
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abstract: While acceptance towards same-sex marriage is gradually increasing, same-sex marriage is banned in many states within the United States. Laws that prohibit same-sex couples from marrying have been shown to increase feelings of depression, exclusion, and stigma for same-sex attracted individuals. The intention of this study was to explore the effect both pro- and anti-same-sex marriage advertisements have on heterosexual individuals' implicit attitudes towards same-sex couples. It was predicted that exposure to anti-same-sex advertisements would lead to viewing same-sex couples as more unpleasant and heterosexual couples as being more pleasant. However, heterosexual participants who viewed anti-same-sex marriage ads were more likely to rate heterosexual couples as being unpleasant and same-sex couples as pleasant. It is theorized that viewing anti-same-sex marriage advertisements led heterosexual individuals to report heterosexual stimuli as being more unpleasant compared to same-sex stimuli as a form of defensive processing.Dissertation/Thesis
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Jacobo, Michelle Carley. "Effects of attitudes, onset controllability, and controllability of behavior on stigmatization of gays and lesbians." 1994. https://scholarworks.umass.edu/theses/2259.
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Poteat, Paul. "The social context of prejudice : peer group effects on individuals' homophobic and racist attitudes /." 2008. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3337889.
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Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2008.Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 69-11, Section: A, page: 4246. Adviser: Lisa B. Spanierman. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 95-105) Available on microfilm from Pro Quest Information and Learning.
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Mahapa, Nteboheleng Justinus. "Homophobia : experiences and perceptions of the LGBT community of police in the Durban Metropolitan Area." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/9546.
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While the South African criminal justice system has become increasingly aware of issues affecting women, matters pertaining to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community have largely been ignored. The homosexual panic, as well as the quasi-militaristic nature of discrimination among police and within law enforcement agencies in relation to LGBT issues, suggests an apparent omission in the law and sets an example of institutional homophobia, and this fosters antipathy towards the LGBT people in larger communities. With the employment of post-structural feminist theory, this research argues that police homophobia and homophobia in general, reinstates conservative hetero-patriarchal dominance and new forms of marginalization. Criminal law, disregard for human rights legislation and public opinion have been used by some police to reduce and suppress protection of the LGBT community within the Durban Metropolitan area.
This dissertation aims to add to current debates on LGBT sexuality by interrogating violence motivated by homophobia and heterosexism as this is the most frequent, visible, violent and culturally legitimized form of hate crimes in Durban. It highlights the antagonism that the LGBT community faces at the hands of police when reporting these crimes. It aims to engage Foucault‟s theory of power in conjunction with other major theories such as Butler‟s theory of performativity, Queer theory, as well as Theron‟s criminalizing theory in order to unpack reasons why power dynamics come into play between police and the LGBT community. The study establishes how fundamentalist moralist Christian notions of sexuality perpetuate violent anti-LGBT rhetoric within law enforcement structures and other institutions in Durban. It seeks to add a new dimension regarding the interrogation of power structures by questioning law enforcement with the aim of demonstrating how homophobia dictates to the victim that they cannot negotiate different forms of sexuality. It sets out to explain how dominant heterosexual culture and religious discourses set boundaries on how the LGBT community in Durban should enjoy their bodies. This research analyzes the human cost of the fusion between culture and conservative religious discourses and how these posit a serious threat to LGBT subjects in negotiating gender fluidity within law enforcement spaces. The concluding chapter offers suggestions on how to strengthen the fragile relationship between the LGBT community and police officials.Thesis (M.Soc.Sc.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2012.
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Warchal, Judith R. "An investigation of racial identity attitudes, racism, sexism, and homophobia in students enrolled in undergraduate diversity courses /." Diss., 1999. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:9935183.
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Oldham, Kyle. "Beyond the Stereotype of Black Homophobia: Exploring the Potential of Black Allies for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Students." 2012. https://scholarworks.umass.edu/open_access_dissertations/589.
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Beyond the Stereotype of Black Homophobia:
Exploring the Potential of Black Allies for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Students
Strides at the federal and state levels are being made to improve the overall climate for gay rights and relationships across the country. However, despite greater acceptance, legislative victories and visibility of gay rights and relationships, homophobia is still widespread in American society (Fone, 2000; Jenkins, Lambert, & Baker, 2009; Schroeder, 2004). No matter the environment, homophobic attitudes permeate all aspects of the US culture, leading to prejudicial attitudes and inequalities that affect everyone in society. Unfortunately, some of these prejudicial attitudes lead to instituting laws that are inherently homophobic (HRC, n.d.). Trends illustrate that more people are coming out at a younger age in society, creating a larger number of `out' students on college campuses. However, the increase in `out' students has also led to an increase of prejudice and discrimination based on sexual orientation more visible on college campuses (Cannick, 2007; D'Augelli & Rose, 1990; Jenkins et al., 2009).
Current research indicates Black college students are more likely than other college students to hold negative attitudes toward LGB students. The purpose of this research was to explore and describe perceptions and feelings of Black college students toward LGB students. A qualitative online survey using open and close-ended questions was sent out nationally to a number of college campuses to solicit responses. Major findings include the following: 1) participants have the potential to be allies for and hold positive perceptions of LGB identified students, 2) contact with LGB individuals affects the participants' ability to have more positive perceptions, and 3) participants are receptive to engage in conversations about LGB related issues.
Implications of this study suggest collaboration among multicultural offices and other campus constituents for social and academic related programming. In addition, there is a need to provide a space for potential student allies to feel supported and engage in their own self-reflection and learning on how to create community among individuals that hold multiple social identities.
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Walls, Nelson Eugene. "Modern forms of prejudice in the social dominance theoretical framework positively valenced attitudes as hierarchy-enhancing legitimizing myths /." 2005. http://etd.nd.edu/ETD-db/theses/available/etd-07132005-170304/.
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Teixeira, Andreia Filipa Ribeiro. "Crenças e atitudes de estudantes universitários face a lésbicas e a gays." Master's thesis, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10284/7594.
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O presente estudo decorre no âmbito da sexualidade humana, em particular das suas expressões não normativas, e teve como objetivos analisar as crenças associadas à natureza da homossexualidade e as atitudes face a lésbicas e a gays nas várias dimensões apresentadas pela amostra, analisar associações entre as variáveis que constituem as crenças associadas à natureza da homossexualidade bem como nas atitudes face a lésbicas e a gays, e analisar as relações entre as variáveis sociodemográficas (idade, género e orientação sexual) com as subescalas relativas às crenças associadas à natureza da homossexualidade e com as subescalas relativas às atitudes face a lésbicas e a gays. A presente investigação foi realizada com uma amostra de 111 indivíduos portugueses (92 mulheres e 19 homens), com idades compreendidas entre os 18 e os 59 anos. Para tal, foi utilizado um questionário sociodemográfico em modalidade online e duas escalas para avaliar as crenças e as atitudes face à homossexualidade: a Escala de Crenças sobre a Natureza da Homossexualidade (Pereira, Monteiro & Camino, 2009b) e a Escala Multidimensional de Atitudes Face a Lésbicas e a Gays (Gato, Fontaine & Carneiro, 2014) também preenchidas sequencialmente online. Em Portugal existem já alguns estudos referentes ao tipo de crenças sobre a natureza da homossexualidade face ao preconceito praticado, contudo, no que respeita ao âmbito das atitudes face a lésbicas e a gays, não existem muitos estudos em Portugal que deem ênfase à eventual associação do tipo de crenças sobre a natureza da homossexualidade com essas mesmas atitudes. Os resultados obtidos sugerem que o género, a idade e a orientação sexual encontram-se relacionados com a expressão de preconceito em relação a lésbicas e a gays. Demonstram ainda que os participantes com maior adesão às crenças de natureza ético-morais e biológicas exprimem mais atitudes homofóbicas. Já os participantes com maior adesão à crença sobre a homossexualidade baseada em provas culturais são aqueles com atitudes menos homofóbicas. A forma como nós pensamos acerca da natureza de um determinado fenómeno – Homossexualidade – determina, de forma variável, o tipo de comportamento que vamos assumir perante esse mesmo fenómeno.The present study was conducted in the context of human sexuality, in particular in its non-normative expressions and its objectives were to analyze the beliefs associated with the nature of homosexuality and lesbian and gay attitudes in the various dimensions presented by the sample, to analyze associations between the variables that constitute the beliefs associated with the nature of homosexuality as well as attitudes towards lesbians and gays, and to analyze the relationships between sociodemographic variables (age, gender and sexual orientation) with the subscales related to the beliefs associated with the nature of homosexuality and with the relative subscales attitudes towards lesbians and gays. The present investigation was carried out with a sample of 111 Portuguese individuals (92 women and 19 men), aged between 18 and 59 years. For this, a sociodemographic questionnaire was used in online mode and two scales were used to evaluate beliefs and attitudes towards homosexuality: the Beliefs Scale about the Nature of Homosexuality (Pereira, Monteiro & Camino, 2009b) and the Multidimensional Face Attitude Scale the Lesbians and Gays (Gato, Fontaine & Carneiro, 2014) also filled sequentially online. In Portugal there are already some studies concerning the type of beliefs about the nature of homosexuality in the face of prejudice, however, with regard to the scope of attitudes towards lesbians and gays, there are not many studies in Portugal that emphasize the possible association of type of beliefs about the nature of homosexuality with these same attitudes. The results suggest that gender, age and sexual orientation are related to the expression of prejudice towards lesbians and gays. They also demonstrate that participants with greater adherence to ethical-moral and biological beliefs express more homophobic attitudes. The participants with the highest adherence to belief about homosexuality based on cultural evidence are those with less homophobic attitudes. The way we think about the nature of a particular phenomenon - Homosexuality - determines, in a variable way, the type of behavior that we are going to assume before this same phenomenon.
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Lukáš, Richard. "Postoje studentů psychologie k adopci děti stejnopohlavními páry." Master's thesis, 2019. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-393627.
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Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague, Department of Psychology Richard Lukáš Psychology students' attitudes towards adoption of children by same-sex couples (Master Thesis) Consultant: PhDr. Lenka Krejčová, Ph.D. Praha 2018 Abstract: Same-sex parenting (homoparentality) is new, yet still not well explored phenomena in Czech Republic. Purpose of this study is to explore the attitudes of Czech psychology students (N=337) to homoparentality. The vignettes, i.e. model stories describing the situation of a couple preparing to adopt a child, were used. The sexual orientation of the couple and child's gender varied. After reading one of the six versions of the vignette, participants assessed the parental competences and child's future development after adoption. The factor analysis of dependent variables was performed with 8 scales as a result. Independent variables were traditional and modern homophobia, beliefs about etiology of homosexuality, gender roles attitudes etc. Results indicate that students view homoparentality rather positively. However, the homoparental and heteroparental families were rated differently. The participants were more concerned about normative sexual development and victimization of children from homoparental families. On the other hand, children from heteroparental families...
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Bernier, Michaël. "Reconnaissance de la diversité sexuelle et éducation : quels défis pour les futurs maîtres québécois?" Mémoire, 2011. http://www.archipel.uqam.ca/4431/1/M12278.pdf.
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Ce mémoire porte sur les défis que pose aux futurs maîtres québécois l'éducation des jeunes par rapport à la diversité sexuelle et l'homophobie. Dans un contexte québécois (et canadien) où les personnes gaies et lesbiennes bénéficient d'une égalité juridique formelle, l'attention du politique et des groupes militants est désormais tournée vers les moyens permettant d'atteindre une complète égalité, se traduisant par la reconnaissance sociale des ces personnes. À l'heure actuelle, l'homophobie et la violence homophobe demeurent présentes dans les institutions et les relations interindividuelles. L'École, importante institution de socialisation, est l'une des premières à être ciblée pour mener la lutte contre l'homophobie et convier les jeunes à une plus grande ouverture face à la diversité sexuelle. Bien entendu, les différents professionnels du monde de l'éducation, et plus particulièrement les enseignants et les futurs maîtres, sont identifiés comme des acteurs-clés pour conduire à ladite reconnaissance. C'est à ces derniers que nous nous intéressons dans le présent mémoire, considérant qu'ils ont été témoins des avancées socio-juridiques des gais et des lesbiennes, de même que de leur visibilité accrue dans les médias. En ce sens, ils apparaissent comme les mieux positionnés pour adopter des pratiques inclusives de la diversité sexuelle. Au cours de l'hiver et du printemps 2010, 163 futurs maîtres de trois universités québécoises en milieu urbain ont répondu à un questionnaire auto-administré (volet quantitatif), et 7 autres ont participé à des entrevues semi dirigées (volet qualitatif). Ces deux méthodes ont permis de jauger leurs dispositions en regard de la diversité sexuelle et de l'homophobie (représentations, attitudes, « résistances », etc.), leur préparation formelle à ce sujet (contenus de la formation universitaire, contextes, etc.), ainsi que leurs évaluations et leurs perceptions de divers appuis normatifs à la pratique enseignante (programmes scolaires, curriculum, politiques, directions d'établissements, etc.). De plus, quelques questions ont permis de prendre connaissance des différentes pratiques éducatives en lien avec la diversité sexuelle mises de l'avant ou projetées par notre échantillon, et leur portée éthique. En nous servant de la « grammaire de la responsabilité » de Jean-Louis Genard (1999) comme grille analytique, nous mettons en relief que les défis posés aux futurs maîtres par l'éducation à la diversité sexuelle et à l'homophobie n'ont plus vraiment à voir avec leurs dispositions dites personnelles (modalité VOULOIR) et leur volonté à y prendre part (modalité DEVOIR), mais plutôt avec une formation universitaire (modalité SAVOIR) et des appuis normatifs largement insuffisants ou inappropriés (modalité POUVOIR). Puisque dans les sociétés modernes la responsabilité s'évalue en premier lieu à l'aune des modalités SAVOIR et POUVOIR, nous expliquons qu'il est actuellement illusoire de confier aux futurs maîtres québécois le mandat d'y éduquer les jeunes. Il existe effectivement un creux normatif qui rend ardue l'adoption de pratiques éducatives allant de pair avec les exigeants objectifs de reconnaissance émanant du politique et des groupes d'intérêt, ceci invitant l'institution scolaire et une pluralité d'acteurs (facultés d'éducation, professeurs, directions d'établissements, etc.) à réviser leur rôle et leurs manières de faire.
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MOTS-CLÉS DE L’AUTEUR : reconnaissance sociale, formation des maîtres, homosexualité, homophobie.
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Adelman, Andrew Lee. "The role of narcissistic entitlement, right-wing authoritarianism, social dominance orientation, conformity to masculine gender norms, and religious orientation in the prediction of prejudice toward lesbians and gay men." 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/21561.
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This study introduces narcissistic entitlement as a correlate of homonegative attitudes and behaviors and examines the relative strength of relations along with established correlates of right-wing authoritarianism (RWA), social dominance orientation (SDO), conformity with masculine norms, and intrinsic religious orientation. It also tests the role of negative attitudes towards lesbian women and gay men (ATLG) in mediating the relationship between the predictor variables and gay- and lesbian-rejecting and affirming behaviors. Implications for what these findings may offer psychologists are discussed, as are ways findings may inform the political process. Earlier studies support the link between entitlement and homonegativity (Exline, et al., 2004). Narcissism was positively related to dominance, neuroticism, social anxiety, and more aggressive/sadistic and rebellious/distrustful interpersonal styles (Emmons, 1984). Entitled narcissists are quick to take offense (McCullough, et al., 2003), externalize blame (Campbell, et al., 2000), and derogate or attack those who provide ego-threatening feedback or social rejection (Bushman, et al., 2003; Konrath, et al., 2006). Entitlement increases the risk of the narcissist becoming prone to hostile and reactive aggression and extreme violence, even without an ego-threat (Bushman, et al., 2003; Reidy, et al., 2008). Participants were recruited through the Department of Educational Psychology subject pool and data was collected by online survey. Given the focus on heterosexual men's attitudes toward lesbian women and gay men, participants were excluded from analysis if they identified as female, bisexual, or homosexual. Results indicated that entitlement, RWA, and intrinsic religiosity, but not conformity to masculine norms or SDO, were related uniquely to ATLG. ATLG was also related uniquely with measures of behavior, positively to gay- and lesbian-rejecting behaviors, and negatively with gay- and lesbian-affirming behaviors. ATLG was found to significantly mediate the links of entitlement and RWA with lesbian- and gay-rejecting behaviors. Results also indicated that the indirect link of intrinsic religious orientation with lesbian- and gay-rejecting behaviors was significant. Additionally, ATLG significantly mediated the links of entitlement with lesbian- and gay-affirming behaviors. Such an examination advances research and practice by identifying unique correlates of homonegative attitudes and the mechanisms through which they are related to lesbian- and gay-rejecting and -affirming behaviors.text
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Cele, Nokulunga Harmorny. "Experiences of homosexuals' access to primary health care services in Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal." Thesis, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10321/1416.
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Submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree in Masters of Technology in Nursing, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2015.Introduction Access to effective health care is at the heart of the discourse on how to achieve the health related Millennium Development Goals. Lesbian and gay persons are affected by a range of social and structural factors in their environment, and as a result have unique health needs that might not be met by existing health care services. Sexual stigma remains a barrier to seeking appropriate health care. Lesbians and gays might delay seeking health care when needed or avoid it all together, because of past discrimination or perceived homophobia within the health care system. Aim of the study The aim of the study was explore and describe the accessibility of primary health care services to lesbians and gays in Umlazi in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. Methodology A qualitative, exploratory, descriptive study was conducted which was contextual in nature. Aday and Andersons’ theoretical framework of access was chosen to guide this study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 lesbian and gay participants. The findings of this study were analysed using content analysis. Results Four major themes that emerged from the data analysis were discrimination of homosexual men and women by health care providers and community members in PHC facilities; attitudes of homosexual men and women towards health care providers; homophobic behaviour and equality of PHC services. Few participants were satisfied with the primary health care services they received. Intervention by the Department of Health, Department of Education, curriculum planners and Health Professionals Councils is recommended wherein homosexuality education should be addressed during pre-service and in-service education sessions so as to familiarise health care providers with such clients’ health care needs and to decreased homophobic attitudes.