Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2010
Publication Title
Journal of Homosexuality
Volume
57
Issue
3
First Page
401
Last Page
414
Abstract
Using a convenience sample of 157 undergraduates, this study explored the likeability ratings of target characters from selected film clips who were described as gay or heterosexual as they associated with a gay-described foil character (i.e., a character against which the target is compared). As predicted, male respondents who strongly endorsed anti-gay prejudice viewed gay-described targets more favorably than heterosexual-described targets when each target was paired with a gay foil. Further, this pattern of biased ratings by high-prejudice male participants against our heterosexual target differentiated these participants from both low-prejudice male and high-prejudice female respondents. In contrast, but as hypothesized, high-prejudice female respondents compared to high-prejudice males rated heterosexual-described targets more favorably than they rated gay-described targets.
Recommended Citation
Jefferson, Stephen D. and Bramlett, Frank, "The Moderating Roles of Gender and Anti-Gay Prejudice in Explaining Stigma by Association in Male Dyads" (2010). English Faculty Publications. 6.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/englishfacpub/6
Comments
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Homosexuality on 04/03/2010, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/figure/10.1080/00918360903543113.