Attitudes Toward Lesbians Among Undergraduate Social Work Students A Study By Eric Swank And Lisa Raiz

This article describes the aging gay and lesbian community. Past research of this community focused more on the gay White man, well-educated, active in the gay community and high socioeconomic backgrounds. This study examines current roles of social work regarding research with older gay men and lesbians and presents recommendations for both practice and research in the years ahead. Not only is this community of sexism, they are also victims of ageism. Future work must strive to be more representative of older lesbians, geographic diversity, and classes because these variables play an important role in shaping the gay aging experience.

This paper will continue on, researching the societal change/acceptance in the gay and lesbian community as no longer being unorthodox and with the stigma coming from the gay community itself.

According to Dentano et al. (2016), social work programs deliver LGBTQ content in their classrooms, but there are still homophobia and heterosexism within social work education in

Based on the discussion from the Williams Institute, it is evident that there continues to be a prevalence of discrimination among groups that are not viewed as culturally acceptable in our county. In this article, it is reported that people are more likely to experience hate crimes based on their sexual orientations. For instance, 44% of people reported experience physical violence (without a weapon) because of their sexual orientation, and 80% had been verbally harassed (Herek, 2009). Although the Hates Crimes Statistic Law became effective in 1990, the stigma surrounding the LGBTQ community continues to affect their everyday life. It may defer a person by identified their sexual orientation for the fear of being discriminating in the workplace,

In recent years, society has become more accepting towards the LGBTQ community; however, it is of vital importance to explore and understand why different races with differed cultural backgrounds and religious beliefs approach the subject in an adversely manner. Minorities, specifically Latinos and African Americans, tend to have a completely different experience than that of their Caucasian counterparts when it comes to exploring their sexuality and ultimately coming out to their families. It is important to analyze how the reaction of certain races towards the LGBTQ community, specifically transgender individuals, and how it ties back in to their cultural backgrounds. The objective is to explain why different racial groups react differently

They would view the life of homosexuals with a clear mind that isn’t going to judge instead of fighting against what they have been taught since birth. The gender roles teach people how to act according to their sex; if someone goes against the traditional teachings than they are viewed as outcasts. Society looks at them as a mishap. This article strengthens the Kinsey scale because it shows how subjective views can affect the lives of people for the worse. For example, the subjective bias view of Wardle, a law professor at Brigham Young University has affected the lives of homosexuals in several states because he:

The purpose of this essay is to give a clear understanding of gay and lesbian families. This essay will discuss relative information and problems of this client group focusing on the demographic, history, polices, issues faced by the group as well as relevant support groups and programs available. This essay will discuss these topics by drawing on existing published scholarly literature and relevant, credible published sources. The second part of this essay will be a reflection of an event that relates to the LGBTIQA Community. This reflection will discuss the event as well as thoughts and feeling of a participant in the event. For the purpose of this essay Gay and lesbian will be defined as “A person who is attracted primarily to members of the same sex. Although it can be used for any sex e.g. gay man, gay woman, gay person, “lesbian” is sometimes the preferred term for women who are attracted to women.” ("LGBT Terms and Definitions | International Spectrum", 2016).

Throughout history, society’s views of homosexuality and of people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, queer or questioning (LGBTQ) have changed. These views have changed how the members of this community feel about their personal identity as a whole. Over the last ten years, homosexuality and the LGBTQ community have become more accepted in society. In fact, a recent victory for the LGBTQ community occurred in June of 2015 when gay marriage become legalized in all fifty states. Despite the immense torture that members of the LGBTQ have received over decades, they are slowly becoming more accepted in today’s society. As society begins to become more tolerant with different ideals, the new and younger generations will continue to become more accepting of the people who identify as members of the LGBTQ community. These members will become more comfortable in their own skin and be allowed the same opportunities so other members of society.

With more and more people coming out and developing their sexual identity each year. I feel as future social workers we have an obligation to support and respect this community as well as each person's identity. Our job involves understanding this population and advocating for equal rights for all individuals. It is clear that the concept of social justice will not be realized until society can embrace the notion that different does not mean bad.“The only idea involved in all questions of sexual orientation are the great transcendent issues of justice and love. Acceptance of the homosexual community will leave both communities free from the need to conform to narrow stereotypes and free to develop all the qualities that belong to the fullness of the human personality.”( Blackwell, C. W., Ricks, J. L., & Dziegielewski, S. F.

In conclusion, sexual prejudice has become a major concern in our community and country. It not only has affected individuals physically but also mentally as well. We have made big strides in the United States in accepting lesbians, gays, and bisexuals. This will continue to be a process as we become more educated on this topic. In this paper, I compared

Herek, G. (2002, January 1). Gender Gaps in Public Opinion about Lesbians and Gay Men. Retrieved March 21, 2015, from

A number of studies have been conducted on the services needed by social workers and related human services employees whom work for agencies as the child welfare system to incorporate in their practice. This chapter will present past studies conducted on findings proclaim attitudes and approaches between social workers and other human services workers towards LGBTQIA+ community are influences by the workers on biases. In addition, areas where lack of support is provided to LGBTQIA+ youth, as out-of-home foster care within agency, as the child welfare department will be presented.

The Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was conducted to determine whether there were any significant differences in the social acceptance of homosexuality between regions. Findings indicate a significant difference between the Midwest and Other (participants who indicated they were not from the listed regions) in the social acceptance of homosexuality, F=3.102 p=0.032. Using the Tukey HSD test the results indicated that the mean score for the Midwest (M=3.26, SD=1.07) was significantly different than Other (M=4.01, SD=0.59). However, the North (M=3.73, SD=.72), South (M=3.48, SD=.85), and West (M=3.82, SD=.64) did not significantly differ from individuals from the Midwest and Other. Specifically, our results suggest that individuals from the Midwest are less accepting of homosexuals than any other region. The ANOVA was also conducted to analyze regional differences in the social acceptance of gay men. Results revealed a significant difference between the Midwest and Other in the social acceptance of gay men, F= 2.987 p= 0.040. Post hoc comparisons using the Tukey HSD test indicated that the mean score for the Midwest (M=3.04, SD=1.32) was significantly different than Other (M=3.91, SD=.63). However, the North (M=3.60, SD=.92), South (M=3.28, SD=1.01), and West (M=3.68, SD=.68) did not significantly differ from the Midwest than Other. Suggesting that individuals from the Midwest are less accepting of gay men, while individuals identifying being from Other are more accepting of

In addition, quantitative measures are often used to assess homonegativity in terms of participants’ religious beliefs, perceptions of morality, adherence to social norms, and endorsement of myths about gay men and lesbian women (Jewell & Morrison 2010; Morrison, Kenny & Harrington 2005; Morrison, Morrison & Franklin 2009). While such research is valuable for identifying the attitudinal correlates of homonegativity, the approach does not offer insight into the processes that heterosexuals engage in to understand and justify their homonegative attitudes. Little empirical attention also has been paid to understanding the similarities and differences that may exist between homonegative men and women as they conceptualize their

A social problem is normally a term used to describe problems with a particular area or group of people in the world. Social problems often involve problems that affect real life. It also affects how people react to certain situations. While differences in racial/ethnic prejudices have been explored extensively in past literature (e.g. Bobo and Zubrinksy’s 1996, study of differential prejudices directed toward Hispanic and Black individuals), little U.S. research has investigated how attitudes toward lesbians, gays, bisexual men, bisexual women, and male-to-female (MtF) and female-to-male (FtM) transgender (henceforth “LGBT”) may differ ( Marcus, 2015).