Social Inequality: Annotated Bibliography

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In chapter seven of the Social Inequality book, the author scratches the surface in giving details as to who would be more prone to be against or disagree with homosexuality and gay marriage. The text revealed that “republicans, white evangelical Protestants, less educated individuals and older adults are more likely than other groups to see the trend of acceptance of gay and lesbians in a negative light” (Hurst 151). In addition to that, the most likely to view homosexuality as immoral or to believe in restricting civil liberties of homosexuals are those who are “older, less educated, male, from both the central part of the U.S, other than white or black, persons who lived on farm or in country more at age 16 and last but not least Protestant in religious affiliation” (Hurst 152). The information supplied tells an accurate story. Older people and citizens from the south central part of the United States are traditional, and take a conservative approach to modern issues, so they are more likely to oppose. Males fear the backlash of not upholding a masculine gender role, so that result is expected as well. …show more content…
A study done by Dr. Linda Monique Ward and Jerel Calzo was held to find out “the processes by which youth learn about homosexuality and about how ethnicity and sex influence their learning experiences” (Calzo and Ward). The study was conducted on 745 (459 women and 286 male) undergraduates from age 17 to 27, with an average age of 19. More than 90% of the participants came from a mother and father home with the average education of 16 and 17