Title
Gender, Religiosity, Spirituality, and Attitudes toward Homosexuality
Abbreviated Journal Title
Sociol. Spectr.
Keywords
SAME-SEX MARRIAGE; PRO-FAMILY ISSUES; UNITED-STATES; POLITICAL-ACTION; GAY MEN; AFFILIATION; ATTENDANCE; STUDENTS; AMERICA; COLLEGE; Sociology
Abstract
This article investigates the relationship between religiosity, spirituality, gender, and attitudes toward homosexuality. The article augments the existing literature by examining the effects of religious affiliation, religiosity, and spirituality on attitudes toward homosexuality separately for men and women using the 2008 and 2010 General Social Surveys. Results indicate significant gender differences in attitudes toward homosexuality for two variables. Southern residence decreases tolerance among men, but not women. Also, men who self-identify as spiritual, but not religious, are more likely to report that homosexuality is not morally wrong than their more religious counterparts; however, a similar finding was not evident among the women who self-identified as spiritual.
Journal Title
Sociological Spectrum
Volume
33
Issue/Number
3
Publication Date
1-1-2013
Document Type
Article
Language
English
First Page
240
Last Page
257
WOS Identifier
ISSN
0273-2173
Recommended Citation
"Gender, Religiosity, Spirituality, and Attitudes toward Homosexuality" (2013). Faculty Bibliography 2010s. 3665.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2010/3665
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