A Cross-Racial Study of Attitudes Toward and Beliefs about Male Homosexuality
Poster Number
17
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Sociology, Criminology & Anthropology
Faculty Mentor
Bradley Tripp, Ph.D.
Abstract
This study presents data about the attitudes toward homosexuality of black and white people. The survey used in this study was adapted from Furnham and Saito (2009), which compared the attitudes and beliefs about male homosexuality of British and Japanese participants. The sample consisted of 131 (37 black, 97 white) Winthrop students. The results were analyzed using T-tests. The results of the study were consistent with the literature in inconsistency. Of the 17 categories tested, significant racial differences were found in 6. There were no significant racial differences in beliefs about attributing homosexuality to biological causes, the role of gender roles in causing homosexuality, or the belief that abnormality caused homosexuality. A relatively high percentage of all participants believed that factors such as father-son relationships could cause homosexuality, whereas abnormality was the least favored of all the factors. There were significant racial differences in the following factors: black participants were significantly more likely to believe that contact with homosexuals contributed to homosexuality; black participants were significantly more likely than whites to
Start Date
24-4-2015 1:20 PM
End Date
24-4-2015 2:50 PM
A Cross-Racial Study of Attitudes Toward and Beliefs about Male Homosexuality
Richardson Ballroom
This study presents data about the attitudes toward homosexuality of black and white people. The survey used in this study was adapted from Furnham and Saito (2009), which compared the attitudes and beliefs about male homosexuality of British and Japanese participants. The sample consisted of 131 (37 black, 97 white) Winthrop students. The results were analyzed using T-tests. The results of the study were consistent with the literature in inconsistency. Of the 17 categories tested, significant racial differences were found in 6. There were no significant racial differences in beliefs about attributing homosexuality to biological causes, the role of gender roles in causing homosexuality, or the belief that abnormality caused homosexuality. A relatively high percentage of all participants believed that factors such as father-son relationships could cause homosexuality, whereas abnormality was the least favored of all the factors. There were significant racial differences in the following factors: black participants were significantly more likely to believe that contact with homosexuals contributed to homosexuality; black participants were significantly more likely than whites to
