TY - JOUR
T1 - Using visual media to reduce homophobia
T2 - A classroom demonstration
AU - Walters, Andrew S.
PY - 1994
Y1 - 1994
N2 - A classroom demonstration using visual media was designed as a means for decreasing homophobia. Slides and video scenarios showed that gay,/lesbian/bisexual characters are most often depicted as stereotyped, suicidal, or pathological. Homophobia and empathy for homosexuals were measured at the beginning and end of the term. Results showed a significant decrease in homophobia and a significant increase in empathy among students exposed to the demonstration. Analogous changes in attitudes toward homosexuals were not found among students not exposed to the demonstration.
AB - A classroom demonstration using visual media was designed as a means for decreasing homophobia. Slides and video scenarios showed that gay,/lesbian/bisexual characters are most often depicted as stereotyped, suicidal, or pathological. Homophobia and empathy for homosexuals were measured at the beginning and end of the term. Results showed a significant decrease in homophobia and a significant increase in empathy among students exposed to the demonstration. Analogous changes in attitudes toward homosexuals were not found among students not exposed to the demonstration.
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U2 - 10.1080/01614576.1994.11074106
DO - 10.1080/01614576.1994.11074106
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0001769395
SN - 0161-4576
VL - 20
SP - 92
EP - 100
JO - Journal of Sex Education and Therapy
JF - Journal of Sex Education and Therapy
IS - 2
ER -