Attitudes and Communication of Homophobia in Fraternities: Separating the Impact of Social Adjustment Function from Hetero-Identity Concern
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This manuscript examines the social adjustment attitude function that drives homophobia and homophobic communication in fraternities. The social adjustment function underlying fraternity members' negative attitudes about homosexual fraternity brothers relates to the desire to secure and maintain cohesive male-male relationships within a fraternity (i.e., brotherhood), facilitate the recruitment of new members, and improve or maintain social relationships with sorority members. Ninety-eight fraternity men from a mid-sized, urban, private university were sampled. As predicted, path analytic results indicated that the social adjustment function was directly related to attitudes toward homosexual fraternity members. Attitudes toward homosexual fraternity members and participants' negative communication regarding gays was mediated by members' hetero-identity concern. Attitudes, however, were directly related to perceptions of others' communication. The implications of these results for fraternities specifically and male-male relationships in general are discussed.
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Development of gay or bisexual identity within an organization of men defining masculinity can create a difficult tightrope, with some organizations having distinctly negative attitudes toward gay or bisexual members.
“This development of gay or bisexual identity within an organization of men trying to define their masculinity can create a difficult tightrope for all involved, with some organizations having distinctly negative attitudes toward the possibility of gay or bisexual members (Hall & La France, 2007).”
From The Influence of Fraternity and Sorority Involvement: A Critical Analysis of Research (1996–2013) (2014) · cites this paper as Hall & La France, 2007
Men within fraternities navigate identity development in the presence of other men who are likewise navigating these elements.
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From The Influence of Fraternity and Sorority Involvement: A Critical Analysis of Research (1996–2013) (2014) · cites this paper as Hall & La France, 2007
Hall and La France determined negative attitudes toward gay and bisexual men rose as concerns with creating a masculine organizational identity increased, particularly for recruiting heterosexual men or attracting positive attention from sororities.
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- Authors
- Hall, J. A., & La France, B. H.
- Affiliations
- University of Southern California (US)
- Corresponding author
- Hall, Jeffrey A.
- ORCID
- Hall, Jeffrey A.
- Venue
- Communication Quarterly
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2007-02-27
- Volume
- 55
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 39-60
- ISSN
- 0040-8573 (ISSN-L)
- 0146-3373
- 1746-4102
- OpenAlex
- W1977298906
- Cited by
- 20
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2020: 1 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 2 · 2012: 4
- FWCI
- 0.46
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Communication Quarterly (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender and Feminist Studies
- Keywords
- homophobia, fraternities, attitudes toward homosexuals, brotherhood, male-male relationships
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