Cross-national public opinion about homosexuality
Subtitle: examining attitudes across the globe
By: Amy Adamczyk
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 291
ISBN-13: 9780520288751; 9780520288768
Subjects: Homosexuality; Public opinion; Cross-cultural studies
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-286) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Patterns across nations, mixed methods, and the selection of countries; title: Part 1. Public opinion across the world. The importance of religion, and the role of individual differences ; The importance of democracy and economic development; title: Part 2. Comparative case studies for understanding attitudes. Shaping attitudes in Protestant nations : a comparison of the United States, Uganda, and South Africa ; Understanding views in Muslim countries : an analysis of Malaysia, Indonesia, and Turkey ; The relatively liberal views of people from Catholic-majority countries : an examination of Spain, Italy, and Brazil; title: Part 3. Views on homosexuality in East Asia. Investigating public opinion in Confucian nations : Buddhism and the importance of family ties in East Asia ; Shaping attitudes in Taiwan : a case study (Ok, but not in my family) ; Conclusion: Other religions, outliers, and the future; title: Appendix A. Countries included in the WVS HLM analysis, by homosexuality laws as of 2015 and the nation's dominant religion; title: Appendix B. WVS data and hierarchical models; title: Appendix C. Additional macro-level indicators; title: Appendix D. Details on the content analysis of newspaper articles.