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Shelley-Sireci, Lynn M.; Ciano-Boyce, Claudia; Deramo, Marianne – 2001
Noting current estimates that between 4 and 14 million children have lesbian or gay parents and recent research suggesting that most college students are homophobic, this study examined college students' homophobia and attitudes toward adoption. Participating in the study were 96 heterosexual undergraduate education majors at a state college who…
Descriptors: Adoption, Age Differences, College Students, Higher Education
Peer reviewedSimoni, Jane M. – Journal of College Student Development, 1996
A survey of 181 students indicated that negative attitudes toward homosexuals were associated with being younger, having less education, being male, and having less-educated parents. Regression analyses supported a mediational model in which low self-esteem leads to less-positive contact with homosexuals, which leads to more heterosexist beliefs.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Bias, College Students
Peer reviewedLottes, Ilsa L.; Kuriloff, Peter J. – Sex Roles, 1994
Changes in political and social attitudes during college were studied for 303 Ivy League students in their freshman and senior years. Seniors scored higher on measures of liberalism, social conscience, tolerance of homosexuality, and feminist attitudes; they scored lower on male-dominant attitudes. Of particular interest is the increased tolerance…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attitude Change, College Environment, College Students
