The “Making and Unmaking” of Prejudice Against Australian Muslims and Gay Men and Lesbians
The Role of Religious Development and Fundamentalism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12389167 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wesley James (Murdoch University, corresponding author), Brian Griffiths (Curtin University), Anne Pedersen (0000-0002-6523-3687, Murdoch University) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 212-227 |
| Publication date | 2011-06-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1050-8619 • E-ISSN: 1532-7582 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10508619.2011.581579 |
| OpenAlex | W2021418101 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 28 |
Despite the growing international interest in the relation between religion and prejudice, there has been a dearth of studies conducted within Australia. We used the Faith Development Scale (FDS) to examine the relation between religious maturity and attitudes toward Muslims and toward gay men and lesbians in an Australian context using a sample of churchgoers from the Perth metropolitan area (N = 139). Respondents who scored lower on the FDS were more prejudiced toward both target groups than were high scorers. Furthermore, participants who scored lower on the FDS were more prejudiced against gay men and lesbians than they were against Muslim Australians. The FDS was a better predictor of attitudes toward the two groups than was the Quest Scale. Contrary to overseas studies, we found that religious fundamentalists held more prejudiced attitudes toward gay men and lesbians than toward those of a different religion (Australian Muslims). Right-wing political orientation was also found to be predictive of prejudice against Australian Muslims and against gay men and lesbians independently of religious development. Results suggest that religious maturity, as well as fundamentalism and right-wing political views, plays an important role in the “making” or “unmaking” of prejudice against Australian Muslims and against gay men and lesbians. Evidence is presented that suggests that the Quest Scale and the FDS are measuring different aspects of religious development
Biology and political orientation · Context (archaeology · Developmental psychology · Faith · Fundamentalism · Lesbian · Maturity (psychological · Political science · Politics · Prejudice (legal term · Religious orientation · Scale (ratio · Sociology · Theology · Gender Studies · Law · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 0.71 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2024 (13) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |