America's Liberalization in Attitudes toward Homosexuality, 1973 TO 1998
America's Liberalization in Attitudes toward Homosexuality, 1973 TO 1998
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1973 年至 1998 年美国对同性恋态度的自由化
DOI：
10.1177/000312240106600507
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发表时间：
2001
影响因子：
9.1
通讯作者：
J. Loftus
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作者：
J. Loftus
使用从1973年到1998年的综合社会调查数据，调查了美国人对同性恋态度的变化。检验了两个假设：(1)人口结构的变化能解释态度的变化吗？(2)对同性恋态度的变化是否嵌入了更大的文化意识形态变化？数据表明，美国人区分同性恋的道德和同性恋者的公民自由。从1990年起，美国人对同性恋的道德态度变得越来越消极，但从那以后，他们的态度变得越来越开明。在同样的25年里，美国人限制同性恋者公民自由的意愿稳步下降。美国人口结构的变化--尤其是教育水平的提高--和文化意识形态信仰的变化，只能解释人们对同性恋态度随着时间的推移而发生的变化的大约一半。提出了几种理论来解释这些变化的模式以及道德和公民自由之间的区别。
Using General Social Survey data from 1973 to 1998, changing American attitudes toward homosexuality are examined. Two hypotheses are tested: (1) Can changes in attitudes be accounted for by the changing demographics of the population? (2) Are changing attitudes toward homosexuality embedded within larger cultural ideological shifts? The data indicate that Americans distinguish between the morality of homosexuality and the civil liberties of homosexuals. Americans became increasingly negative regarding the morality of homosexuality through 1990, but since then their attitudes have become increasingly liberal. The same 25–year period witnessed a steady decline in Americans’ willingness to restrict the civil liberties of homosexuals. Changes in American demographics—particularly increasing educational levels—and changing cultural ideological beliefs can account for only about one-half of the change over time in attitudes toward homosexuality. Several theories are put forth to explain these patterns of change and the distinction made between morality and civil liberties.