‘It’s Nothing Personal’: Anti-Homosexuality in the British Workplace

Einarsdottir, Anna; Hoel, Helge; Lewis, Duncan

doi:10.1177/0038038515582160

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“…Nas empresas, os comportamentos preconceituosos e discriminatórios podem infl igir danos pessoais e profi ssionais, tais como: a possível perda de emprego em virtude da orientação sexual; a menor probabilidade de obtenção de promoções e ascensão na carreira profi ssional (Einarsdóttir et al, 2015). Ademais, as avaliações do desempenho são fortemente infl uenciadas quando o alvo da avaliação é um homossexual (Siqueira & Zauli-Fellows, 2006).…”

Section: O Preconceito Contra Homossexuais No Ambiente De Trabalhounclassified

As crenças sobre a homossexualidade e o preconceito contra homossexuais no ambiente de trabalho

Pereira

Dia²,

Lima

et al. 2017

Temas em Psicol.

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ResumoO presente estudo tem por objetivo entender o preconceito contra homossexuais no ambiente de trabalho a partir das crenças que os trabalhadores heterossexuais têm sobre a natureza da homossexualidade. Levantamos a hipótese de que essas crenças estão na base da expressão de atitudes e comportamentos homofóbicos no ambiente de trabalho. Tomaram parte neste estudo 169 trabalhadores heterossexuais, de cinco empresas portuguesas de grande porte, de ambos os sexos, com idade média de 32,8 anos (DP = 8,29), sendo a maioria do sexo feminino (68%). Os resultados obtidos mostraram que o preconceito contra homossexuais no ambiente de trabalho se expressa pela maior adesão a crenças ético-morais como explicação da natureza da homossexualidade. Os homens apresentam maior rejeição à proximidade e expressão de mais emoções negativas em relação aos homossexuais do que as mulheres. A discussão aborda a importância de crenças sobre a natureza dos grupos sociais para melhor se compreender os princípios organizadores do preconceito e da discriminação contra grupos minoritários no contexto de relações laborais. Palavras-chaves:Crenças, homossexualidade, preconceito, trabalho. Beliefs about Homosexuality and the Prejudice against Homosexuals in the Workplace AbstractThis study aims to understand the prejudice against homosexuals in the workplace analyzing the role played by individuals' beliefs about the nature of homosexuality. We hypothesize that beliefs about the nature of homosexuality underlie the expression of homophobic attitudes and discriminatory behavior in the workplace. Take part in this study 169 heterosexual workers from fi ve Portuguese companies, of both genders (mostly part of them are female, 68%) with a mean age of 32.8 years (SD = 8.29). The results showed that greater individuals' support for ethical and moral beliefs about the nature of homosexuality predict prejudice against homosexuals in the workplace. Moreover, men expressed a higher rejection of proximity and expressed more negative emotions towards homosexuals than women participants express. The discussion addresses the importance of beliefs about the nature of social groups to

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Section: O Preconceito Contra Homossexuais No Ambiente De Trabalhounclassified

As crenças sobre a homossexualidade e o preconceito contra homossexuais no ambiente de trabalho

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Dia²,

Lima

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Temas em Psicol.

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“…Incivility is defined as low‐intensity deviant, ambiguous antisocial behaviour that is purposefully intended to harm or insult someone else (Andersson & Pearson, ). Sexual minority employees may excuse or experience uncertainty related to their colleagues' comments (Einarsdóttir, Hoel, & Lewis, ). Further, colleagues will typically report their behaviour as nondiscriminatory and “not personal” (Einarsdóttir et al, ).…”

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“…Sexual minority employees may excuse or experience uncertainty related to their colleagues' comments (Einarsdóttir, Hoel, & Lewis, ). Further, colleagues will typically report their behaviour as nondiscriminatory and “not personal” (Einarsdóttir et al, ). Zurbrügg and Miner () reported that when examining the relation between gender, sexual orientation, and workplace incivility, sexual minority women endorsed the highest level of workplace incivility in their sample.…”

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The impact of work stress on sexual minority employees: Could psychological flexibility be a helpful solution?

Singh

O’Brien

2019

Stress and Health

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In the workplace, people who identify as sexual minorities experience elevated levels of incivility, discrimination, and a general lack of protection from unfair workplace practices. These difficulties can then lead to adverse physical, psychological, and social outcomes. Internalized homonegativity may contribute to these negative outcomes as well. Psychological flexibility has been associated with improved psychological and physical health. The current study is a cross-sectional assessment of adults who identify as sexual minorities (n = 312) examining the relation among work stress, well-being, psychological flexibility, and internalized homonegativity. It was hypothesized that greater work stress would be related to lower well-being, lower psychological flexibility, and higher internalized homonegativity. Further, it was hypothesized that internalized homonegativity and psychological flexibility would mediate the relation between work stress and well-being. Results indicated that psychological flexibility was a significant mediator between work stress and well-being, but internalized homonegativity was not. This suggests that psychological flexibility could be a useful tool for sexual minorities to respond effectively in difficult workplace situations. K E Y W O R D Sinternalized homonegativity, psychological flexibility, sexual minorities, work stress

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“…anti-homophobic bullying policies. It is interesting to look at the school as a workplace, and to consider it in the context of a study by Einarsdottir, Hoel and Lewis (2015) examining anti-homosexuality in the British workplace (the authors use this term instead of 'homophobia', in order to capture the broader structural nature of the issue that goes further than derogatory remarks). They found that, in studying six organisations, anti-homosexuality was indirect and hard to pinpoint, with LGB interviewees reluctant to label colleagues as homophobic.…”

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Lesbian and gay teachers and sex/uality education policy enactment in schools

Rudoe

2017

Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education

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Lesbian and gay teachers and sex/uality education policy enactment in schools This paper examines lesbian and gay teachers' identities and experiences in schools in the context of school policies relating to homophobia and to sex and sexuality education. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with twelve lesbian and gay teachers working in English and Welsh schools, and using Ball, Maguire and Braun's (2012) concept of 'policy enactment', I analyse the ways in which school policies around homo/bi/trans-phobic bullying and sex/uality education and their enactment are perceived by lesbian and gay teachers. The article examines teachers' personal experiences in relation to sexuality in school, and then broadens out into related issues for pupils and a discussion of the varied approaches to sex and relationships education in the schools. I argue that the enactment of these policies is not straightforward, and that they could be better supported by a more inclusive and comprehensive sexuality education curriculum.

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‘It’s Nothing Personal’: Anti-Homosexuality in the British Workplace

Cited by 41 publications

References 74 publications

As crenças sobre a homossexualidade e o preconceito contra homossexuais no ambiente de trabalho

As crenças sobre a homossexualidade e o preconceito contra homossexuais no ambiente de trabalho

The impact of work stress on sexual minority employees: Could psychological flexibility be a helpful solution?

Lesbian and gay teachers and sex/uality education policy enactment in schools

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