Summary of "Heterosexuals' Attitudes Toward Bisexual Men and Women in the United States"
Summary of Heterosexuals ' Attitudes Toward Bisexual Men and Women in the United States
This article examines the acceptance of bisexuality in the United States using a 1999 national RDD survey. The information was collected through surveys that lasted on average 44 minutes using 101-point ‘feeling thermometer’ survey. The participants were asked to answer questions about their feelings toward religious groups, gay people, injecting drug users, people with AIDS, racial, ethnic, or national groups, bisexuals, and groups defined by their stance on abortion rights. In order to categorize the participants, information was gathered by asking about income, age, race, marital status, employment status, number of offspring, income, area of residence, political and religious variables, gender and sexual attitudes, and personal contact with homosexual people. The survey concluded that heterosexuals will express more negative attitudes to the extent that they are older, have less formal education, report a lower income, are married and have children, and reside in an area where culturally conservative attitudes predominate. Heterosexuals will express more negative attitudes to the extent that they are politically conservative and highly religious. Respondents that expressed psychological authoritarianism and embraced traditional attitudes concerning gender and sexual behavior showed negative feelings toward bisexuality. Heterosexuals will express more negative attitudes if they lack previous contact with other sexual minorities. Homosexual targets were rated higher than bisexual targets, Heterosexual women gave generally higher ratings than men, female targets were generally rated higher than male targets, and.
References
Herek, G. M. (2002). Heterosexuals ' Attitudes Toward Bisexual Men and Women in the United States. Journal Of Sex Research, 39(4), 264.
This article examines the acceptance of bisexuality in the United States using a 1999 national RDD survey. The information was collected through surveys that lasted on average 44 minutes using 101-point ‘feeling thermometer’ survey. The participants were asked to answer questions about their feelings toward religious groups, gay people, injecting drug users, people with AIDS, racial, ethnic, or national groups, bisexuals, and groups defined by their stance on abortion rights. In order to categorize the participants, information was gathered by asking about income, age, race, marital status, employment status, number of offspring, income, area of residence, political and religious variables, gender and sexual attitudes, and personal contact with homosexual people. The survey concluded that heterosexuals will express more negative attitudes to the extent that they are older, have less formal education, report a lower income, are married and have children, and reside in an area where culturally conservative attitudes predominate. Heterosexuals will express more negative attitudes to the extent that they are politically conservative and highly religious. Respondents that expressed psychological authoritarianism and embraced traditional attitudes concerning gender and sexual behavior showed negative feelings toward bisexuality. Heterosexuals will express more negative attitudes if they lack previous contact with other sexual minorities. Homosexual targets were rated higher than bisexual targets, Heterosexual women gave generally higher ratings than men, female targets were generally rated higher than male targets, and.
References
Herek, G. M. (2002). Heterosexuals ' Attitudes Toward Bisexual Men and Women in the United States. Journal Of Sex Research, 39(4), 264.
References: Herek, G. M. (2002). Heterosexuals ' Attitudes Toward Bisexual Men and Women in the United States. Journal Of Sex Research, 39(4), 264.