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- Title
The Unmaking of Prejudice: How Christian Beliefs Relate to Attitudes Toward Homosexuals.
- Authors
Ford, Thomas E.; Brignall, Thomas; VanValey, Thomas L.; Macaluso, Michael J.
- Abstract
We propose that the internalization of orthodox Christian beliefs serves as a basis for a personal moral standard that discourages prejudice against others as well as for self-critical emotions that follow upon behaving in a discriminatory manner. Two correlational studies tested hypotheses derived from our theory. Study 1 demonstrated that to the extent people endorse orthodox Christian beliefs, they report an motivation to respond without prejudice toward homosexuals. Study 2 demonstrated that, when controlling for the effects of right-wing authoritarianism (RWA), endorsement of orthodox Christian beliefs was related to positive attitudes toward homosexuals as individuals or as a group, but not toward homosexuality as a behavior or lifestyle.
- Subjects
RELIGION; HOMOSEXUALITY; CHRISTIANITY; DISCRIMINATION (Sociology); PREJUDICES; AUTHORITARIANISM; RELIGIOUS life of gay people; BELIEF &; doubt
- Publication
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 2009, Vol 48, Issue 1, p146
- ISSN
0021-8294
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1468-5906.2009.01434.x