Gender Differences in Anti-Gay Prejudice: Evidence for Stability and Change.
In recent years, there has been remarkable change in societal acceptance of lesbians and gay men. This meta-analysis explored whether this positive shift has reduced the gender difference in these attitudes. We tested Kite and Whitley's (1996) gender belief system model and replicated their finding...
| Published in: | Sex Roles Vol. 85; no. 11/12; pp. 721 - 751 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=153557546&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 153557546 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 03600025 SXR jtl: Sex Roles issn: 03600025 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Dec2021 vid: 85 iid: 11/12 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature artinfo: ui: 153557546 10.1007/s11199-021-01227-4 ppf: 721 ppct: 30 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 1.5MB tig: atl: Gender Differences in Anti-Gay Prejudice: Evidence for Stability and Change. aug: au: Kite, Mary E. Whitley, Jr., Bernard E. Buxton, Kim Ballas, Hannah affil: Department of Counseling Psychology Social Psychology, and Counseling, 47306, Muncie, IN, USA Department of Psychological Science, Ball State University, 47306, Muncie, IN, USA Office of Institutional Research, Brown University, 02912, Providence, RI, USA Research and Institutional Effectiveness, Triton College, 60171, IL, River Grove, USA su: Gender differences (Sociology) Homophobia Prejudices Social change Social stability Lesbians Gay people sug: subj: Gender differences (Sociology) Homophobia Prejudices Social change Social stability Lesbians Gay people keyword: Anti-gay attitudes Gender differences Meta-analysis Sexual prejudice Anti-gay attitudes Gender differences Meta-analysis Sexual prejudice ab: In recent years, there has been remarkable change in societal acceptance of lesbians and gay men. This meta-analysis explored whether this positive shift has reduced the gender difference in these attitudes. We tested Kite and Whitley's (1996) gender belief system model and replicated their finding that heterosexual men held more negative attitudes toward gay people (g. = 0.37, k = 245, N = 98,295), gay behavior (g. = 0.22, k = 68, N = 98,734), and gay civil rights (g. = 0.16, k = 80, N = 89,187). We also found that heterosexual men were more likely to report engaging in anti-gay behavior (g. = 0.53, k = 7, N = 2,509), endorsing gay stereotypes (g. = 0.17, k = 17, N = 6,936), and wanting to avoid contact with gay men (g. = 0.49, k = 7, N = 2,178). However, heterosexual women reported a stronger desire to avoid contact with lesbians than did heterosexual men (g. = -0.36, k = 5, N = 1,339). For the most part, gender differences remained stable over time; the exceptions were attitudes toward same-gender sexual behavior and attitudes toward lesbian and gay civil rights, which showed small increases. Gender differences in anti-gay prejudice were mediated by gender differences in traditional gender-role beliefs. Moderator variables included participant group, type of measure, and target group. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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