That's so homophobic? Australian young people's perspectives on homophobic language use in secondary schools

Fulcher, Karyn

doi:10.4324/9781351028028-5

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“…Nearly 40% of the students surveyed had witnessed some sort of physical violence related to a person's sexual orientation at some point. These results are in line with findings from studies by Generelo and Pichardo (2005), Pichardo et al, (2007), Pichardo and De Sefano (2015) and Fulcher (2017). When we contrast these results to those the homophobic actions (insults, comments and mockery) reported as perpetrated by responding students, only 15% stated that they had carried out homophobic actions.…”

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confidence: 92%

Teenage attitudes towards sexual diversity in Spain

2018

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We conducted a study of homophobia among Spanish school students as perceived and expressed in three different contexts: education, the family and social. A survey on adolescence and sexual diversity was administered to 128 tenth-grade students in their 4th year of secondary school in Castellón, Spain. A descriptive approach was taken to survey design and analysis. Frequencies, percentages and Student's t-tests were conducted to analyse differences by gender. Results reveal relatively high levels of homophobic attitudes and the clear need for intervention at the educational level.

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Teenage attitudes towards sexual diversity in Spain

2018

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“…In addition to this research, other research has shown that context is important for understanding the variety of intended meanings associated with homophobic language (Fulcer, 2017; McCormack, 2013; Merrin et al, 2018; Romeo et al, 2017). Because homophobic language is commonly used among athletes engaged in team sports, some researchers have explicitly explored the use of this type of language among athletes (Fair, 2011; McCormack & Anderson, 2010).…”

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The influence of group values and behavior on adolescent male perceptions of and use of homophobic language

Bailey

Heath

Jackson

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Journal of Adolescence

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Introduction:The pervasive and derogatory use of homophobic language is a threat to safe, respectful, and inclusive school environments. Group membership has been shown to influence how students use homophobic language. Previous qualitative studies have largely approached the use of this language from the theoretical framework of hegemonic masculinity. In contrast, the current study actively challenged all assumptions about the use of this language. Method: This study was conducted in a public high school located in a rural conservative Christian community in the Intermountain West (USA). Using hermeneutic qualitative methodology to assess individual perceptions of homophobic language, 20 randomly selected 12thgrade male students (17-18 years of age) were individually interviewed. Results: Three distinct groups emerged during our interviews: students on the debate team, students who strongly identified with a conservative religion, and students on popular athletic teams. Membership in specific peer groups influenced how students participated in or abstained from using homophobic language. Contrary to the prevailing research that pairs religiosity with negatively biased attitudes toward LGBTQIA, in this study, participants' religious beliefs appeared to be associated with respecting others' feelings and a decreased likelihood of using homophobic language. Conclusions: After summarizing this study's findings, we conclude with implications for practice. To more effectively deter the use of homophobic language, we encourage school-based interventions that target specific groups of adolescents and consider the social context in which homophobic language occurs.

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“…Stronger effects might have been detected when more visible aspects of homophobic prejudice than attitudes would have been measured, such as homophobic bullying or name-calling. It has been found that adolescents do not only display homophobic behavior in order to express homophobic attitudes, but also more instrumentally, for instance to acquire social status or as a bullying strategy (Fulcher 2017 ). This means that this study provided evidence on influence and selection mechanisms on an attribute that is closely linked to the concept of homophobia.…”

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Peers and Homophobic Attitudes in Adolescence: Examining Selection and Influence Processes in Friendships and Antipathies

Roi

Dijkstra

Kretschmer

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J Youth Adolescence

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Homophobic attitudes and behavior are a widespread problem among adolescents, but what the role of peer relationships such as friendships and antipathies is in shaping these attitudes remains unclear. Therefore, this study examined to what extent homophobic attitudes are influenced by friends’ and foes’ homophobic attitudes, and whether homophobic attitudes serve as a selection criterion for the formation of friendships and antipathies. Participants came from three Dutch high schools across two waves (wave 1 November 2014, wave 2 March/April 2015, ages 11–20, N = 1935, 51.5% girls). Stochastic actor-oriented models were estimated for testing hypotheses. The results showed that adolescents adjusted their homophobic attitudes to their friends’ homophobic attitudes, but homophobic attitudes were not consistently related to friendship selection. Further, findings indicated that being dissimilar in homophobic attitudes increased the likelihood to dislike cross-sex peers. Together, the findings suggest that adolescents’ homophobic attitudes were to some extent subject to peer influence, but homophobic attitudes did not steer who adolescents befriended or disliked.

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That's so homophobic? Australian young people's perspectives on homophobic language use in secondary schools

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Teenage attitudes towards sexual diversity in Spain

Teenage attitudes towards sexual diversity in Spain

The influence of group values and behavior on adolescent male perceptions of and use of homophobic language

Peers and Homophobic Attitudes in Adolescence: Examining Selection and Influence Processes in Friendships and Antipathies

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