Predictors of Homophobia in Female College Students

By S. Basow, Kelly A. Johnson. 2000

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Subfields: Gender Studies, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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RESEARCH: "Religious Fundamentalism and Attachment: Prediction of Homophobia" (2005, background): “Furthermore, research on homophobia has found that one of the best predictors of homophobia is traditional attitudes (Altemeyer, 1996; Basow, 2000).”
Antecedents and Potential Moderators of the Relationship Between Attitudes and Hiring Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientation (2003, background): “... whether or not lesbians or gay men have chosen their sexual orientation; e.g., Aguero, Bloch, & Byrne, 1984; Herek & Capitanio, 1995; VanderStoep & Green, 1988; Whitley, 1990), previous exposure to lesbians or gay men (e.g., Basow & Johnson, 2000; Berkman & Zinberg, 1997; Cotten-Huston & Waite, ”
The Influence of Declining Homophobia on Men’s Gender in the United States: An Argument for the Study of Homohysteria (2014, background): “…of positive attitudes toward gay males is influenced by a range of factors: positive attitudes are correlated to contact with gay people (Basow and Johnson 2000; Smith, Axelton and Saucier 2009), early childhood experiences that normalize homosexuality (Stotzer 2009), the existence of…”
Predictors of Heterosexual College Students’ Attitudes Toward LGBT People (2012, background): “As suggested by other studies (Basow & Johnson, 2000; Claman, 2008; Hill & Willoughby, 2005; Hinrichs & Rosenberg, 2002), we find a positive association between one’s social networks and affirming attitudes toward LGBT people.”
Heterosexual Allies: A Descriptive Profile (2010, background): “The fact that the majority of the allies in our study were white, female, politically liberal, and religiously inactive, social science and humanities majors is not surprising in that this corresponds with known demographic correlates of low sexual prejudice (see, for example, Basow & Johnson, 2000”
Gender Differences in Correlates of Homophobia and Transphobia (2008, background): “Basow and Johnson (2000), however, found that fitting traditional gender roles was not predictive of greater homophobia in women, while beliefs in more egalitarian gender roles was predictive of lesser homophobia.”
Attitudes Toward Gays and Lesbians Among Undergraduate Social Work Students (2010, background): “Thus, students who favor an adherence to the most stereotypical images of femininity and masculinity are often the ones who seem most disturbed by homosexuality (Basow & Johnson, 2000; Herek, 1988; Hinrichs & Rosenberg, 2002; Whitley & Ægisdóttir, 2000).”
Moving Counseling Forward on LGB and Transgender Issues (2012, background): “Within the literature, one will find research investigating “predictors of homophobia” (Basow & Johnson, 2000), “internalized homophobia” (Bieschke, Hardy, Fassinger, & Croteau, 2008), and “homophobic behavior” (Bowers, Plummer, & Minichiello, 2005), as well as the narratives of heterosexual queer…”