@article{ref1,
title="Homosexuality and pro-gay ideology as pathogens? Implications of a disease-spread lay model for understanding anti-gay behaviors",
journal="Personality and social psychology review",
year="2015",
author="Filip-Crawford, Gabrielle and Neuberg, Steven L.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Negative behaviors targeting gay men and lesbians range from violent physical assault to casting a vote against gay marriage, with very different implications for those targeted. Existing accounts of such actions, however, are unable to differentially predict specific anti-gay behaviors, leaving a large theoretical hole in the literature and hindering the design of effective interventions. We propose (a) that many sexually prejudiced laypersons conceptualize homosexuality and pro-gay ideology as &quot;contaminants&quot; analogous to infectious pathogens and (b) that anti-gay behaviors can thus be viewed as strategic attempts to prevent, contain, treat, or eradicate the &quot;pathogens&quot; of homosexuality and pro-gay ideology. By considering analogues to disease-spread processes (e.g., susceptibility of specific subpopulations, inoculation procedures, prevalence in the local environment, interconnections among community members), we derive novel predictions regarding the incidence and nature of anti-gay behaviors and provide leverage for creating more tailored interventions to reduce such discrimination.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1088-8683",
doi="10.1177/1088868315601613",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1088868315601613"
}