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- Title
Sexual Orientation Bias Toward Gay Men and Lesbian Women: Modern Homonegative Attitudes and Their Association With Discriminatory Behavioral Intentions<sup>1</sup>.
- Authors
MORRISON, MELANIE A.; MORRISON, TODD G.
- Abstract
Two studies examined modern homonegative attitudes among nonstudents. In Study 1, participants completed the Modern Homonegativity Scale (MHS; ) and other measures. Results indicated that MHS scores correlated positively with neoracism, neosexism, and the Protestant work ethic, and negatively with humanitarianism-egalitarianism. Gender differences were found and, irrespective of participant sex, greater modern homonegativity was directed toward gay, rather than lesbian targets. Study 2 extended research in the realm of modern homonegativity by investigating the linkage between modern homonegative attitudes and behavioral intentions in a sample of 196 community participants. As expected, modern homonegativity predicted discriminatory behavioral intentions toward a gay, but not a straight mayoralty candidate. Applications of these findings and future research directions are discussed.
- Subjects
HOMOPHOBIA; DISCRIMINATION (Sociology); PREJUDICES; GENDER inequality; ATTITUDE (Psychology); SOCIAL attitudes; SOCIAL psychology; STEREOTYPES; GAY men; LESBIANS
- Publication
Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 2011, Vol 41, Issue 11, p2573
- ISSN
0021-9029
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1559-1816.2011.00838.x