Dehumanization of same-sex parents in Italy: An exploratory study

被引:11
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作者
Di Battista, Silvia [1 ]
Pivetti, Monica [1 ]
Paolini, Daniele [2 ]
Poliandri, Matteo [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ G dAnnunzio, Dept Psychol Hlth & Territorial Sci, Via Vestini 31, Chieti, Italy
[2] Univ Roma Tre, Dipartimento Sci Formaz, Via Castro Pretorio 20, Rome, Italy
关键词
dehumanization; ontologization; same-sex parenting; UNIVERSITY-STUDENTS; PSYCHOLOGISTS ATTITUDES; SECONDARY EMOTIONS; MORAL EXCLUSION; MENTAL-HEALTH; GAY MEN; GENDER; FAMILIES; PERCEPTIONS; STEPMOTHERS;
D O I
10.1482/96296
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Although no differences have been found for children raised by same-sex parents as compared with opposite-sex parents, negative attitudes toward same-sex parenting persist. Nonetheless, dehumanizing attitudes on same-sex parents are currently scarcely investigated. Within the dehumanization approach, the ontologization process is the attribution of a different "ontology" to outgroup members that serves to exclude them from the realm of humanity. This study provides preliminary evidence of the ontologization process toward same-sex parents. Two hundred Italian heterosexual participants read one of four vignettes describing a stepfamily (same-sex parents vs. opposite-sex parents). After reading the vignettes, the participants rated the stepfamily on ontologization traits. Results show that the participants attribute more animal traits to same-sex parent stepfamilies as compared with opposite-sex parent stepfamilies. However, the results do not support a full ontologization process.
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页码:81 / 104
页数:24
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