ERIC Number: EJ1038939
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 19
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 36
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1554-6128
A Study of Homophobia among HBCU Undergraduate Students toward Gay and Lesbian Adoption
McCrary, Donna Gibson
American Journal of Sexuality Education, v9 n3 p257-275 2014
While recent research examines homophobia among social work majors, there is limited research devoted to social work students enrolled in a historically Black college and university (HBCU). Social workers are not immune to possessing homophobic attitudes; therefore, diversity training is important. This research explored whether there were any differences in the attitudes of undergraduate social work students enrolled in a HBCU in the South toward gay and lesbian adoption in relation to the students' gender, age, religious affiliation, and religious participation. This quantitative study used a nonrandom convenience sample of 94 students using the Attitudes Toward Lesbians and Gay Men Scale and the Attitudes Toward Homosexuality Scale. The data were analyzed utilizing one-way and two-way chi-square procedures.
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Social Bias, Black Colleges, Undergraduate Students, Social Work, Social Attitudes, Adoption, Student Attitudes, Gender Differences, Age Differences, Religion, Individual Differences, Statistical Analysis, Attitude Measures, Hypothesis Testing
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers: United States (South)

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