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Showing 1 to 20 of 52 for “"heterosexism"”.
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Homophobia and heterosexism : a military social work perspective
Homophobia and heterosexism are forms of prejudice found throughout societies the world over. Prejudice filters to all levels within a society and community. Prejudice thus finds its way into institutions, organisations, families and individuals. The existence of prejudice results in discrimination …
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Heterosexism and Homophobia Among Students Participating in a Bachelor of Science Nursing Program
… To identify whether or not homophobia and heterosexism were present among students participating in a Bachelor’s of Science nursing program.</p> <p><strong>Design</strong>: A quantitative, descriptive, and non-experimental design was used.</p> <p><strong>Methods</strong>: The study employed …
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Working in a Majority Context: A Structural Model of the Antecedents and Outcomes of Heterosexism in the Workplace
… study, such views are posited to arise from heterosexism, a broad construct encompassing a variety of behavioral manifestations of anti-gay attitudes. Theoretical models are developed to examine the antecedents and outcomes of heterosexism in the workplace as well as the role of sexual …
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Examining levels of social support, concealment and disclosure and heterosexism as health indicators in sexual minority women who smoke
… disclosure of sexual identity, experiences of heterosexism and perceived smoking stigma as health indicators in SMW who smoke and those who do not smoke. Recruitment through various social media sites such as Facebook, Reddit, employer organizations and community centers produced 260 (n=260) …
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A Daily Diary Investigation of Discrimination and Binge Eating Among Lesbian Women
… and their sexual orientation termed sexism and heterosexism, respectively. Both sexism and heterosexism are associated with increased psychological distress and negative affect among lesbian women. Furthermore, preliminary evidence suggests that heterosexism is associated with binge eating among …
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Trajectories of commitment and instability across the legalization of same-sex marriage: an examination of the role of heterosexist experiences
… However, sexual minorities continue to face heterosexism (National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs, 2016) and the US fails to consistently provide protections for individuals on basis of sexual orientation (Movement Advancement Project, 2017). Based on a sample of 262 LGBQ identifying …
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Finding Your Pulse: Insidious Trauma, Psychological Distress, and Collective Action Among Sexual Minority Latinx
… among racism in LGBT communities (LGBT racism), heterosexism in racial/ethnic minority communities (POC heterosexism) and foreigner objectification and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and psychological distress among U.S. sexual minority Latinx people. Additionally, group-specific …
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Sexual Orientation Competence: Psychologists’ Perceived Competence and Relationships to Multicultural Competence, Training, Engagement, and Exposure to Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals
… varied temporally. Given the pervasiveness of heterosexism in American culture, it becomes quite important to understand if we, as psychologists, could unintentionally create heterosexist environments with our clients. This study looked at the following research question: What are the unique …
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EXAMINING THE EFFECTS OF MINORITY STRESS AND RESILIENCE ON SEXUAL MINORITY VETERANS’ HEALTHCARE UTILIZATION
… victimization, anticipated stigma, internalized heterosexism, and concealment of one's sexual minority status. Results showed that distal and proximal stressors did not account for significant variance in healthcare utilization after accounting for demographics and chronic health conditions. …
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Protecting Asian American female sexual minorities: a qualitative study investigating the intersection of race, gender, and sexual orientation
… internalized racism, sexism, and heterosexism as strategies to avoid their being ostracized. And my participants’ internalization allowed society/institution to internalize these -isms as norms. The manifestations of intersectional internalizations reported by participants included …
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Testing a Model of Sexual Minority Orientation in Individuals With And Without the Broad Autism Phenotype
… prejudice in family and culture, religiosity, heterosexism, and belief in traditional gender norms on sexual minority orientation. ANOVA comparisons between all three groups on these variables and the variable of sexual awareness were conducted due to low sample size of the ASD group. …
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Out of sight, out of mind: Exploring the mental health of Asian American lesbians
… of multiple societal oppressions such as racism, heterosexism, and sexism (N=167). Additionally, I explored how both enculturation and unsupportive social interactions among Asian American lesbians moderates the relationship between mental health and perceived experiences with racism, …
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News Media Framing of Gay Teen Suicide and Bullying
… frame-- occurred with regard to homophobia, heterosexism, and meaningful solutions to anti-gay bullying. The day-to-day discrimination that LGBTQ people face was rarely addressed; instead, hot-button political topics such as same-sex marriage and "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" were presented as …
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A caravan of hope-gay Christian service: Exploring social vulnerability and capacity-building of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex identified individuals and organizational advocacy in two post Katrina disaster environments
… make access to resources virtually impossible. Heterosexism and homophobia often affect access to evacuation resources, options for emergency and temporary shelter, access to economic opportunities to rebuild, and employment among others. Historically, racism, and segregation in New Orleans and …
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Assessing the community readiness of a Latina/o campus community to address lesbian, gay, and bisexual concerns
… and bisexual (LGB) individuals evidences that heterosexism at institutions of higher education is still prevalent. Although campus climate research is increasing, studies have been primarily conducted with European American samples. Sexual orientation issues within ethnic minority campus …
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Rejected by the family for being lesbian and gay : exploring and testing factors that contribute to resilience
… community, strategic concealment, internalised heterosexism, self-acceptance, behavioural disengagement, substance use, and acceptance of stressful events. Through convenience and snowball sampling, a total of 759 participants completed the questionnaire and, of those, 550 (335 gay men, 215 …
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The construction of the Lesbian and Gay Affirming Social Justice Competency Scale
Heterosexism is evident in the psychology and social policies of society. Despite numerous efforts to end discrimination based on many different cultural factors, heterosexism is frequently condoned and encouraged. In accordance with professional ethics codes, counselors and other health …
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"It's about just staying focused" : how African American gay and bisexual men persist at a predominately white institution
… institution (PWI) in the face of racism, heterosexism and homophobia. The results suggest that the reasons these students initially chose to attend the PWI were important to their decision to remain enrolled until their graduation. The environmental characteristics of the institution were …
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