Predominantly believed that homosexuality was an individual right

Pepperdine University

Beliefs about the acceptability of homosexuality differed by:

1. Gender
2. Race
3. Grade
4. Religion

Group Identities that Shape Beliefs on Homosexuality  

Horn, S. S., Szalacha, L. A., & Drill, K. (2008). Schooling, sexuality, and rights: An investigation of heterosexual students' social cognition regarding sexual orientation and the rights of gay and lesbian peers in school. Journal of Social Issues, 64(4), 791–813. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-4560.2008.00589.x

Schooling, Sexuality, and Rights: An Investigation of Heterosexual Students’ Social Cognition Regarding Sexual Orientation and the Rights of Gay and Lesbian Peers in School

Half of the girls’ responses fell into the individual rights category, meaning homosexuality was that of individual rights.
In smaller proportion, girls believes in biological beliefs, meaning homosexuality is something a person is born with and therefore not a choice. 
For boys, they endorsed informational assumptions, more so than girls.


Gender (Beliefs) 

Race (beliefs)

Predominantly believed that homosexuality was an individual right, across different grades. 

Grade (Beliefs)

With the exception of Baptists, they believed in individual rights.
Baptists endorsed religious convention, meaning homosexuality was against the scripture therefore bad. 


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