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Title: Tolerance towards homosexuality in Europe: Population composition, economic affluence, religiosity, same-sex union legislation and HIV rates as explanations for country differences
Author(s): Slenders, S.; Sieben, I.J.P. ; Verbakel, C.M.C.
Publication year: 2014
Source: International Sociology, vol. 29, iss. 4, (2014), pp. 348-367
Number of Pages: 20 p.
ISSN: 0268-5809
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0268580914535825
Publication type: Article / Letter to editor

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Subject: Inequality Cohesion Rationalization
Ongelijkheid Cohesie Rationalisatie
Organization: SW OZ RSCR SOC
Journal title:
International Sociology
Volume: vol. 29
Issue: iss. 4
Page start: p. 348
Page end: p. 367
Abstract:
This study aims to explain variation in the level of tolerance towards homosexuality between European countries. Results of multi-level regression analyses on 40 countries from the 2008 wave of the European Values Study show that countries' economic affluence and laws on same-sex unions are positively associated with individuals' tolerance towards homosexuality. An additional exercise suggests that the association between laws and attitudes may be the result of two-way causality; legislation seems to both shape and reflect levels of tolerance towards homosexuality. The study finds no independent association between tolerance and the level of religiosity in a country and refutes the hypothesis that high numbers of diagnosed HIV cases resulting from sex between men are negatively related to tolerance towards homosexuality in Europe.
Languages used: English (eng)

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