School Differences in Heterosexual Students' Attitudes about Homosexuality and Prejudice Based on Sexual Orientation

Autor/inn/en	Horn, Stacey S.; Szalacha, Laura A.
Titel	School Differences in Heterosexual Students' Attitudes about Homosexuality and Prejudice Based on Sexual Orientation
Quelle	In: European Journal of Developmental Science, 3 (2009) 1, S.64-79 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1863-3811
DOI	10.3233/DEV-2009-3108
Schlagwörter	Educational Environment; Social Influences; Homosexuality; Social Bias; High School Students; Sexual Orientation; Sexual Identity; School Safety; Student Attitudes; Beliefs; Bullying; School Policy; Religious Factors; Civil Rights; Biology; Stereotypes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Sozialer Einfluss; Homosexualität; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Sexuelle Orientierung; Geschlechtsidentität; Sexuelle Identität; Schülerverhalten; Belief; Glaube; Mobbing; Schulpolitik; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Biologie; Klischee
Abstract	In this study, we investigated the relationships between school context and heterosexual adolescents' social reasoning regarding same-sex sexuality and sexual prejudice. One thousand seventy-six adolescents (Female, n=648; Male, n=428) attending two high schools that differed in the degree to which they implemented practices to increase the safety and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT students) responded to a questionnaire regarding their attitudes and beliefs about homosexuality and their judgments regarding excluding and teasing lesbian, gay, and gender non-conforming peers. The results of the study suggest that safe schools practices are related to more tolerant and less stereotypical attitudes among heterosexual students; particularly regarding gay male sexuality. This study provides additional evidence that adolescents' social reasoning about sexual prejudice is complex and multidimensional. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01