NDLI: Balance Without Equality: Just World Beliefs, the Gay Affluence Myth, and Support for Gay Rights

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Hettinger, Vanessa E. Vandello, Joseph A.
Copyright Year	2014
Abstract	The harmfulness of negative stereotypes toward gay and lesbian people has been established, but the effect of positive stereotypes has not been thoroughly examined. Gay and lesbian Americans continue to struggle against interpersonal and institutionalized discrimination, yet many people do not see them as a politically disadvantaged group, and voter support for gay rights has been inconsistent and somewhat unpredictable. Drawing on previous research regarding reactions to disadvantaged and advantaged targets, we examined the social cognitive underpinnings of support for gay rights. After accounting for general anti-gay attitudes and degree of religious affiliation, we found that global endorsement of just world beliefs negatively predicted support for gay rights, and that this effect was mediated by an inclination to perceive discrimination against gay and lesbian people as less of an issue in American society. Additionally, we found that endorsement of the ‘gay affluence’ stereotype also negatively predicted support of gay rights, particularly among non-student adults, and that this effect was moderated by character beliefs about gay and lesbian people pertaining to wealth-deservingness.
Starting Page	444
Ending Page	463
Page Count	20
File Format	PDF
ISSN	08857466
Journal	Social Justice Research
Volume Number	27
Issue Number	4
e-ISSN	15736725
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2014-11-16
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Heterosexism Positive stereotypes System justification Schadenfreude Personality and Social Psychology Sociology Political Science Anthropology Philosophy Social Policy
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Sociology and Political Science Law Anthropology

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