Document 0026
 DOCN  M95B0026
 TI    Talking with juvenile offenders about gay males and lesbians:
       implications for combating homophobia.
 DT    9511
 AU    Van de Ven P; National Centre for HIV Social Research, School of
       Behavioural; Sciences, Macquarie University, NSW, Australia.
 SO    Adolescence. 1995 Spring;30(117):19-42. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/95351175
 AB    Violence against gay males and lesbians, much of it perpetrated by young
       people, has emerged as a significant social problem. Thirty-one juvenile
       offenders were asked a series of structured questions in order to
       elucidate the functions their attitudes toward homosexuals serve. In
       addition, responses were examined for evidence of social-structural and
       cognitive variables which mediate offending behaviors. Juvenile
       offenders were found to hold attitudes toward homosexuals characterized
       by negativity, ambivalence, and defensiveness. These attitudes were
       maintained by particular myths and stereotypes about gay and lesbian
       culture, and were related to Opportunism, Impulsivity, Role-Taking
       Inability, and Disabilities in Social Problem Solving. Specific
       recommendations for combating homophobic attitudes and behaviors in
       juvenile offender populations are discussed.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/PREVENTION & CONTROL/
       PSYCHOLOGY/TRANSMISSION  Adolescence  Adult  Crime/PREVENTION &
       CONTROL/PSYCHOLOGY  Defense Mechanisms  Female  Homosexuality,
       Female/*PSYCHOLOGY  Homosexuality, Male/*PSYCHOLOGY  Human  Juvenile
       Delinquency/*PSYCHOLOGY/REHABILITATION  Male  New South Wales  Phobic
       Disorders/*PREVENTION & CONTROL/PSYCHOLOGY  *Prejudice  Social
       Responsibility  Stereotyping  Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
       Violence/PREVENTION & CONTROL/PSYCHOLOGY  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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