Southern (Dis)comfort: Sexual Prejudice and Contact With Gay Men and Lesbians in the South

Baunach, Dawn Michelle; Burgess, Elisabeth O.; Muse, Courtney Sanders

doi:10.1080/02732170903340893

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“…For example, men who endorse characteristics or beliefs that conform to cultural expectations of masculinity expressed in such traits as toughness and antifemininity, are more likely to endorse sexual prejudice against gay men (Barron et al 2008, Baunach et al 2010, Herek & McLemore, 2013Keiller, 2010, Meaney & Rye, 2010, Parrott, Adams, & Zeichner, 2002, than those who do not.…”

Section: Interpersonal Contact With Glb Individualsmentioning

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Attitudes toward gay and lesbian individuals in Russia: An exploration of the interpersonal contact hypothesis and personality factor

Horne¹,

Maroney²,

Zagryazhskaya³

et al. 2017

Psych. Rus.

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Background. Negative attitudes toward Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual people in Russia are common, and may have become more prevalent due to recent policy changes.objective. This study explored whether interpersonal contact and personality characteristics predicted Hateful Attitudes Toward GLB people and Endorsement of GLB Rights.design. The design of the study included 154 heterosexual undergraduate students in Moscow and Volgodonsk who were surveyed about their attitudes toward GLB people as well as their personality characteristics assessed with the NEO-FFI.Results. Results suggested that Moscow students held less hateful attitudes and endorsed greater GLB Rights than Volgodonsk students. Women were also more favorable toward GLB Rights than men. In terms of Hateful Attitudes, having GLB friends or acquaintances was a negative predictor of Hateful Attitudes, while neuroticism and conscientiousness were positive predictors. In conclusion, living in a large urban area, knowing GLB individuals, and low levels of neuroticism and conscientiousness appear to be associated with positive attitudes toward GLB people in Russia, however, personality characteristics and knowing GLB people did not appear to relate to endorsement of GLB Civil Rights.conclusion. Current sociopolitical policies such as the propaganda ban, and historical censure of GLB rights during the Soviet era, may impact how "out" GLB Russian people can be, particularly outside of large urban centers, and may reinforce general lack of support for GLB Civil Rights in the Russian population.

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Section: Interpersonal Contact With Glb Individualsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Attitudes toward gay and lesbian individuals in Russia: An exploration of the interpersonal contact hypothesis and personality factor

Horne¹,

Maroney²,

Zagryazhskaya³

et al. 2017

Psych. Rus.

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“…Part of this, we assume, is due to social contact with gay men (Baunauch & Burgess, 2010). Contact theory has been widely used in discussing decreased homophobia (McCann, Minichiello, & Plummer, 2009).…”

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“Aren't We All a Little Bisexual?”: The Recognition of Bisexuality in an Unlikely Place

Anderson

Adams

2011

Journal of Bisexuality

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The hypermasculine subculture of men's teamsports has traditionally been characterized by the one-time rule of homosexuality, where one same-sex sexual experience is normally equated with a homosexual orientation. Thus, men have been polarized into sexual identity categories, erasing bisexuality as a legitimate or viable category of sexual identification. However, in this research we examine the perspectives on bisexuality among 60 male soccer players from three strategically selected U.S. universities, showing that these athletes accept bisexuality as a legitimate and non-stigmatized sexual identity. We find that they intellectualize an understanding of bisexuality in highly complex ways. We also highlight that while only a very small minority have engaged in same-sex sexual behaviors, at some level, most players recognize some degree of bisexuality in their own identities. We suggest that these results are a product of increased exposure to and contact with homosexual persons, leading to decreasing cultural homohysteria, finally resulting in increasingly open discussion and complex understanding of sexual behaviors and identities that were once erased or stigmatized in men's teamsport culture.

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“…Further, increased religiosity has led to more sexually prejudiced attitudes in the South (Baunach et al 2010). The longer length of residence in Georgia has also been shown to contribute to less accepting attitudes than shorter term residents (Neal and Bohon 2003).…”

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Race and Religion in the Bible Belt: Parental Attitudes Toward Interfaith Relationships

Sahl

Batson

2011

Sociological Spectrum

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Southern (Dis)comfort: Sexual Prejudice and Contact With Gay Men and Lesbians in the South

Cited by 56 publications

References 48 publications

Attitudes toward gay and lesbian individuals in Russia: An exploration of the interpersonal contact hypothesis and personality factor

Attitudes toward gay and lesbian individuals in Russia: An exploration of the interpersonal contact hypothesis and personality factor

“Aren't We All a Little Bisexual?”: The Recognition of Bisexuality in an Unlikely Place

Race and Religion in the Bible Belt: Parental Attitudes Toward Interfaith Relationships

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