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Religion, religiosity and the attitudes towards homosexuality - A multi-level analysis of 79 countries
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Abstract Although the attitudes towards homosexuality have become more liberal, particularly in industrialized Western countries, there is still a great deal of variance in terms of the worldwide levels of homonegativity. Using data from the two most recent waves of the World Values Survey (1999-2004, 2005-2... view more
Although the attitudes towards homosexuality have become more liberal, particularly in industrialized Western countries, there is still a great deal of variance in terms of the worldwide levels of homonegativity. Using data from the two most recent waves of the World Values Survey (1999-2004, 2005-2009) this article seeks to explain this variance by means of a multi-level analysis of 79 countries. We include characteristics on the individual level, as age or gender, as well as aggregate variables linked to specificities of the nation-states. In particular, we focus on the religious denomination of a person and her religiosity in order to explain her attitude towards homosexuality. We find clear differences in levels of homonegativity among the followers of the individual religions... view less
Keywords
homosexuality; attitude; religious factors; religiousness; international comparison; demographic factors; gender-specific factors
Classification
Women's Studies, Feminist Studies, Gender Studies
Free Keywords
Homophobia; Multi-level analysis; World Values Survey (1999-2004, 2005-2009)
Document language
English
Publication Year
2015
Page/Pages
p. 207-241
Journal
Journal of Homosexuality, 62 (2015) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2014.969071
ISSN
1540-3602
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed