"If I Am Straight You Are Askew": Labelling Heterosexuals as Straight Worsen Gay Men's Perception.

A robust stream of research has shown the detrimental influence of slurs and derogatory epithets on attitudes toward minority groups. Extending prior work, we explored the influence of positive labels ascribed to the majority group on the evaluation of the minority group. Specifically, three studies...

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Publicado en:Journal of Sex Research Vol. 58; no. 1; pp. 97 - 106
Autores principales: Sacchi, Simona, Brambilla, Marco, Spaccatini, Federica, Giovannelli, Ilaria, Pacilli, Maria Giuseppina, Pagliaro, Stefano
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Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jan2021
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          Sacchi, Simona
          Brambilla, Marco
          Spaccatini, Federica
          Giovannelli, Ilaria
          Pacilli, Maria Giuseppina
          Pagliaro, Stefano
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          Department of Psychology, University of Milano-Bicocca
          Department of Political Sciences, University of Perugia
          Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, University of Chieti-Pescara
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        Sexual intercourse
        Human sexuality
        Gender role
        Gay men's relationships with heterosexuals
        Gay male relationships
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          Gay men's relationships with heterosexuals
          Gay male relationships
      ab: A robust stream of research has shown the detrimental influence of slurs and derogatory epithets on attitudes toward minority groups. Extending prior work, we explored the influence of positive labels ascribed to the majority group on the evaluation of the minority group. Specifically, three studies tested the possibility that the label "straight," generally linked with the concept of morality, would promote a negative evaluation of gay men. Study 1 exposed English speakers to an individual person described as straight (vs. heterosexual) while Study 2 exposed English speakers to a target person described as straight (vs. heterosexual vs. no label). Study 3 considered a non-English sample (i.e., Italian adults) and experimentally induced the association between the straight label and the concept of heterosexuality. In each study, participants were asked to express their attitudes toward a gay target after the manipulation. Results showed that heterosexual participants exposed to the label "straight" reported more negative attitudes toward gay men than heterosexual participants exposed to the label "heterosexual" (or when they were not exposed to any label). Critically, such an effect emerged only among highly religious participants. Implications for policies and prejudice reduction are discussed.
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