Homosexuality, homophobia and support for Lesbians and Gay human rights

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• 作者：Rosalia Condorelli
• 关键词：Homosexuality ; Homophobia ; Affective negative reaction toward homosexuals ; Cognitive or rational reaction toward homosexuality ; HIP scale ; Support for Gay and Lesbian human rights
• 刊名：Quality & Quantity
• 出版年：2015
• 出版时间：July 2015
• 年：2015
• 卷：49
• 期：4
• 页码：1761-1778
• 全文大小：427 KB
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• 作者单位：Rosalia Condorelli (1)
  
  1. Department of Political and Social Sciences, Catania University, 8 Vittorio Emanuele II, 95131?, Catania, Italy
  
• 刊物类别：Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
• 刊物主题：Social Sciences
  Methodology of the Social Sciences
  Social Sciences
  
• 出版者：Springer Netherlands
• ISSN：1573-7845

文摘

Studies on homophobia found the origin of discriminatory attitudes regarding homosexuals in conceptual equations presenting homosexuality either as a genetic error, or as psychological “disturbance-or at other times as a ‘mistake-in the socialization process. Although in respect to the more or less recent past, today we witness a greater amount of openness toward homosexuals which has above all affirmed juridical equality, yet discriminatory attitudes seem to persist in mentalities and social practices. This study investigates homophobia in Sicilian society, where the culture has traditionally focused on the ‘male cult- with strong sexist and homophobic attitudes. In particular, it explores the relationship between an emotional or affective negative reaction toward homosexuals and a more cognitive or rational reaction toward homosexuality particularly linked to the degree of support for Gay and Lesbian human rights issues. It is our hypothesis that it is possible to feel uncomfortable in associating with homosexuals without necessarily refusing them social and political equality.The findings seem to confirm the idea that knowing one reaction the other reaction can’t be necessarily inferred. They in fact show that there is no a relationship between an affective reaction (measured by revised version of the Hudson/Ricketts Index of Homophobia or IAH scale) and a cognitive one toward homosexuality.