Religiosity, masculinity, and homosexuality the attitudes towards homosexuals of male members of religious organizations and fraternities

The study aimed to determine whether the attitudes towards homosexuals of male members of religious organizations and fraternities are related to their religious and masculine characteristics. Thirty-eight male members of religious organizations and eighty fraternity members were randomly selected t...

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Published in:Journal of Human Ecology Vol. 3, no. 1 (Jan. 2014 - Dec. 2014), 41-54
Main Author: Piamonte, Samuel Brando H.
Other Authors: Nelson, Gloria Luz M.
Resource Type: Article
Language:English
Published: 2014
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520 # # |a The study aimed to determine whether the attitudes towards homosexuals of male members of religious organizations and fraternities are related to their religious and masculine characteristics. Thirty-eight male members of religious organizations and eighty fraternity members were randomly selected to answer the Index of Attitudes towards Homosexuals (IAH). A religiosity questionnaire was distributed to the selected male members of religious organizations while a gender role belief measure was given to the selected fraternity members. Results of the study revealed that members of both populations exhibit negative attitudes towards homosexuals. However, there is no significant difference between the attitudes of the members of these groups. Furthernore, homophobia was found to be exhibited by majority of the members of the two groups but there is no significant difference between its prevalence between the two populations. Lastly, combined with age, scores from the religiosity and gender role ideology measures were found to be significant factors in predicting homophobia. It can be concluded that religion provides a wide set of beliefs including the non-existence of homosexuality to its subscribers; and masculine characteristics typified by fraternities are incompatible with possessions of non-masculine traits. 
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