Title
Gender, Religiosity, Spirituality, And Attitudes Toward Homosexuality
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. © 2013 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
Publication Date
5-1-2013
Publication Title
Sociological Spectrum
Volume
33
Issue
3
Number of Pages
240-257
Document Type
Article
Personal Identifier
scopus
DOI Link
https://doi.org/10.1080/02732173.2013.732903
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
84875944081 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84875944081
STARS Citation
Barringer, Mandi Nicole; Gay, David A.; and Lynxwiler, John P., "Gender, Religiosity, Spirituality, And Attitudes Toward Homosexuality" (2013). Scopus Export 2010-2014. 6937.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2010/6937