Sacred Rites and Civil Rights: Religion's Effect on Attitudes Toward Same‐Sex Unions and the Perceived Cause of Homosexuality*
Sacred Rites and Civil Rights: Religion's Effect on Attitudes Toward Same‐Sex Unions and the Perceived Cause of Homosexuality*
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神圣仪式和公民权利：宗教对同性结合态度的影响以及同性恋的认知原因*
DOI：
10.1111/j.1540-6237.2010.00681.x
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发表时间：
2010
影响因子：
1.9
通讯作者：
Andrew L. Whitehead
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作者：
Andrew L. Whitehead
Objective.过去的研究揭示了宗教和对同性恋原因的看法如何影响对同性婚姻的态度。迄今为止，没有一项研究在全面收集宗教措施的同时，也考虑到对同性恋原因的看法。因此，本研究探讨宗教在何种程度上预测某些归因信念以及对同性婚姻的态度，同时控制归因信念。法贝勒宗教调查（2007年）被用来估计二元逻辑模型预测宗教和归因信念对同性婚姻的态度的影响。调查结果。首先，宗教与同性恋者选择性取向的信念密切相关。第二，宗教信仰与对同性结合的态度保持着显著的联系，尽管包含了归因变量。结论即使同性恋的生物学解释最终得到证实，由于宗教的持续影响，对同性婚姻的不利态度很可能会持续下去。自2004年总统选举以来，同性婚姻一直是许多美国人的一个关键政治问题。想想看，仅在2008年，新罕布什尔州就通过了允许同性恋民事结合的立法，加州最高法院裁定同性恋者有结婚的宪法权利，马萨诸塞州众议院和参议院允许州外伴侣的同性婚姻，在2008年11月的选举中，亚利桑那州、佛罗里达州和加州的选民都选择修改他们的州宪法，以合法地定义婚姻，从而宣布同性婚姻为非法考虑到所有对同性婚姻合法性和道德性的关注，社会研究人员的关键后续问题是什么决定了个人对这些婚姻的看法。更具体地说，谁最有可能支持或反对同性婚姻？最近的研究表明，
Objective. Past research reveals how religion and opinions about the cause of homosexuality influence attitudes concerning same-sex unions. No study to date contains a comprehensive collection of religion measures while also accounting for views of the cause of homosexuality. Therefore, this study investigates the extent to which religion predicts certain attribution beliefs as well as attitudes toward samesex unions while controlling for attribution beliefs. Method. The Baylor Religion Survey (2007) is used to estimate binary logistic models predicting the effects of religion and attribution beliefs on attitudes toward same-sex unions. Findings. First, religion is strongly associated with the belief that homosexuals choose their sexual orientation. Second, religion maintains a significant association with attitudes toward same-sex unions despite inclusion of an attribution variable. Conclusion. Even if a biological explanation for homosexuality is ultimately proven, unfavorable attitudes toward same-sex unions will most likely endure due to religion’s persistent effect. The topic of same-sex unions has been a key political issue for many Americans since the 2004 presidential elections. Consider that in 2008 alone New Hampshire passed legislation allowing for homosexual civil unions, California’s supreme court ruled that homosexuals have the constitutional right to marry, Massachusetts’ House and Senate allowed for same-sex marriages for out-of-state couples, and in the November elections of 2008 voters in Arizona, Florida, and California all elected to amend their state constitutions to legally define marriage, thus outlawing same-sex unions. Considering all the attention given to the legality and morality of same-sex unions, the key follow-up question for social researchers is what determines individuals’ views toward those unions. More specifically, who is most likely to support or oppose same-sex unions? Recent research demonstrates the