Singaporeans' Attitudes toward Lesbians and Gay Men and their Tolerance of Media Portrayals of Homosexuality

Detenber, Benjamin H.; Cenite, Mark; Ku, Moses Ken Yew; Ong, Carol Poh Leng; Tong, Hazel Yuzhuo; Yeow, Magdalene Lee Hui

doi:10.1093/ijpor/edm017

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“…Viewers with a secondary education felt ashamed of being sexually aroused by the movie and considered such feelings were wrong, compared to audiences with university studies. This is in line with authors who state that education produces more tolerance of homosexual manifestations (Detenber et al 2007). It also corroborates with those who argue that the effects of pornography depend on the level of education (Wrigth and Funk 2014).…”

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confidence: 92%

Lesbian Sex in Mainstream Cinema and Audience Enjoyment

Soto-Sanfiel

Ibiti

2016

Sexuality & Culture

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We explore factors affecting audience engagement in mainstream movies showing explicit lesbian sex. A total of 236 participants of different genders and sexual orientations completed a questionnaire measuring factors related to enjoyment immediately after watching La vie d'Adèle in commercial cinemas. Statistical analysis confirmed that positive audience engagement is explained by several factors: viewers considering that the sexual intercourse portrayed is not excessive, the artistic-dramatic justification of the scenes, the inspired appreciation, the perceived realism of the sex scenes and the sexual arousal experienced. Results also show that the use of lesbian sex as a lure is a crucial factor for eliciting enjoyment and appreciation of movies featuring images of explicit sex.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

Lesbian Sex in Mainstream Cinema and Audience Enjoyment

Soto-Sanfiel

Ibiti

2016

Sexuality & Culture

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“…Adamczyk & Pitt, 2009;Andersen & Fetner, 2008;Overby & Barth, 2002) show that older people are in general more homonegative than their younger counterparts, there are some (e.g. Besen & Zicklin, 2007;Detenber et al, 2007) that do not find a significant effect of age.…”

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“…This effect, however, has been contested. It has been argued that the effect is not of gender per se, but of gender role attitudes, whereby people with a less traditional/stereotypical view on masculinity and femininity tend to have more positive attitudes toward LGBTs (Detenber et al, 2007;Overby & Barth, 2002).…”

Section: On the Standard Model Of Homonegativitymentioning

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Cultural Capital and Attitudes Toward Homosexuals: Exploring the Relation Between Lifestyles and Homonegativity

Slootmaeckers

Lievens

2014

Journal of Homosexuality

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“…The revolutionary change in attitude toward homosexuality started in the West. However, society in Eastern countries are more reluctant to accept homosexuality, and some countries even regard its expression as a criminal offence (Carlsson, 1997;Hojat et al, 1999;Sakalli and Ugurlu, 2001;Detenber et al, 2007).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…These are all predominantly Muslim countries. The level of acceptance of homosexuality by other ethnicities and religions varies (Carlsson, 1997;Detenber et al, 2007;Hon et al, 2005). Research on this topic in Asian countries is still limited.…”

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Reliability and validity of theMalay version of Attitudes toward Lesbians and Gay Men (MVATL/MVATG): A study on a group of medical students inMalaysia

Tan

Gill

et al. 2013

Asia-Pacific Psychiatry

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Introduction: This study aims to examine the validity and reliability of the Malay version of Attitudes toward Lesbians and Gay Men (MVATL/ MVATG) among a group of medical students in Malaysia. Methods: It is a cross-sectional study of 173 medical students in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The participants were given the MVATL/MVATG, Index of Attitudes toward Homosexuals (IATH), Homosexuality Attitude Scale (HAS) and the English version of Attitude toward Lesbians and Gay Men. Two weeks later, these students were given the MVATLG again. Results: Significant correlation was found between the individual scores of MVATL and MVATG with IATH and HAS in the results. The scale was able to differentiate Muslim and Non-Muslim subjects. The internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha) of both the MVATL and MVATG were good, at 0.76 and 0.82, respectively. The parallel form reliability (Pearson's correlation) of MVATL was 0.0.73 and 0.74 for MVATG. The test-retest reliability of MVATL/MVATG was good (Intraclass correlation coefficient, ICC = 0.67 for MVATL and 0.60 for MVATG). Discussion: The MVATLG demonstrated good psychometric properties in measuring attitudes toward homosexuality among a group of medical students in Malaysia and it could be used as a simple instrument on young educated Malaysian adults.

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Singaporeans' Attitudes toward Lesbians and Gay Men and their Tolerance of Media Portrayals of Homosexuality

Cited by 54 publications

References 30 publications

Lesbian Sex in Mainstream Cinema and Audience Enjoyment

Lesbian Sex in Mainstream Cinema and Audience Enjoyment

Cultural Capital and Attitudes Toward Homosexuals: Exploring the Relation Between Lifestyles and Homonegativity

Reliability and validity of theMalay version of Attitudes toward Lesbians and Gay Men (MVATL/MVATG): A study on a group of medical students inMalaysia

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