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Lesbian, gay, and bisexual speaker panels lead to attitude change among heterosexual college students. |
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Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 24(1), January-March 2012, pp.62-79. |
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1053-8720 |
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1540-4056 |
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Interventions are needed to reduce the levels of prejudice towards lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) college students. Allport’s contact hypothesis suggests that a speaker panel intervention may be effective in reducing prejudice toward sexual minorities among heterosexual individuals. The contact hypothesis specifies the following conditions under which contact between groups can reduce prejudice: equal status between the majority and minority groups; contact being endorsed at an institutional level; and common interests that the groups are working towards in a cooperative manner. The aim of this study was to test the effect of a speaker panel presentation in reducing prejudice towards LGB individuals among 186 heterosexual university students. The study was conducted as part of an Introductory Psychology course. A total of 14 classes were randomly assigned to either the intervention or control condition, and LGB speaker panel presentations were conducted in the intervention classes. Attitudes towards sexual minorities were measured pre- and post-test using 4 self-report questionnaires. The findings showed that the use of LGB speaker panel presentations in psychology classes were effective in producing more positive attitudes in heterosexual individuals towards LGB individuals. |
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bisexual people; gay men; intervention; lesbians; stereotyped attitudes; students; |
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www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk/profile.asp?guid=e33ad89f-8220-4380-aef4-7f930540080f |
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