MikeBGene@aol.com writes
in message <a3.31366bb.25f6e5ab@aol.com>:
> In a message dated 3/7/00 9:07:52 AM Dateline Standard Time,
> hadley@reliant.yxi.com writes:
>
> << Although this is obviously a parody, the point begin attempted
> seems to be severely undermined as soon as one realizes that
> homophobia is very likely a subcategory of a larger human tendency
> - xenophobia - which, despite probable genetic basis, is still
> successfully treated by educational approaches. Homosexuality,
> on the other hand, is not so easily "fixed" and programs to
> "convert" homosexuals often fail spectacularly. Thus, the parody
> fails on a key difference.>>
>
> Please cite the scientific studies that show homophobia to be
> successfulyl treated by "educational approaches."
J Homosex 1984 Fall;10(1-2):109-16
_Changing homophobic attitudes through college sexuality education._
Serdahely WJ, Ziemba GJ
It was hypothesized that a unit on homosexuality (which emphasized
role playing and the debunking of myths) in an undergraduate college
sexuality course would alter students' homophobic attitudes. A
modified version of the Hudson/Ricketts Index of Homophobia was
used to measure homophobia. At the completion of the course, for
those students in the treatment group with pretest scores above
the median, the homophobic scores decreased significantly when
compared to the scores of control counterparts. The results of this
study also showed that there was no significant difference in
homophobia scores at the end of the course for those students in
the treatment group with pretest scores below the median when
compared to the appropriate controls.
Also:
Health Educ Res 1999 Feb;14(1):1-6 _Medical students and AIDS:
knowledge, attitudes and implications for education._
J Homosex 1998;36(2):59-71 _An experiential attitude change: social
work students and homosexuality._
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