Van de Ven P
National Centre for HIV Social Research, School of Behavioural Sciences, Macquarie University, NSW, Australia.
Adolescence. 1995 Spring;30(117):19-42.
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.
针对男同性恋者和女同性恋者的暴力行为已成为一个重大社会问题，其中很大一部分是由年轻人实施的。研究人员向31名青少年罪犯提出了一系列结构化问题，以阐明他们对同性恋者的态度所起的作用。此外，还对他们的回答进行了审查，以寻找介导犯罪行为的社会结构和认知变量的证据。研究发现，青少年罪犯对同性恋者持有消极、矛盾和防御性的态度。这些态度是由关于同性恋文化的特定神话和刻板印象所维持的，并且与机会主义、冲动性、角色承担无能以及社会问题解决能力缺陷有关。文中还讨论了打击青少年罪犯群体中恐同态度和行为的具体建议。
