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Article: Student prejudice against gay male and lesbian lecturers.
- Article from:
- The Journal of Social Psychology
- Article date:
- October 1, 2003
- Author:
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RESEACHERS HAVE DOCUMENTED PREJUDICED ATTITUDES toward gay men and lesbians in diverse groups, including students, teachers, and the general public (Eliason, 1997; Herek, 2000; Yang, 1997). Herek (1994) demonstrated that men and individuals with less education were more likely to report sexual prejudice. Additionally, those who held negative beliefs toward gay men and lesbians were more likely to describe themselves as politically or religiously conservative or both, to favor traditional gender roles, and to admit a lack of interpersonal contact with gay men or lesbians. In most of this research, attitudes toward gay men were typically more negative than attitudes toward ...