Autori
Massaro, Giuseppe
Taurino, Alessandro
Pacilli, Maria Giuseppina
Pagliaro, Stefano
Spaccatini, Federica
Giovannelli, Ilaria
Caporale, Francesca

Titolo
Impact of gender essentialism on heterosexuals' negative attitudes toward same-sex parenting
Periodico
Psicologia sociale
Anno: 2017 - Fascicolo: 3 - Pagina iniziale: 317 - Pagina finale: 334

We investigated whether and how endorsement of essentialist beliefs about gender affects heterosexuals' attitudes towards same-sex parenting. In Study 1, we showed that framing a (scientific) communication in terms of essentialist (vs. nonessentialist) views about gender fostered perception of same-sex parenting as unnatural, and this effect was mediated by a stronger support in favor of the traditional gender-role beliefs. In Study 2, the endorsement of a biological explanation of gender differences affected the perception of same-sex parenting as unnatural and this, in turn, impacted upon the perceived competence of samesex parents and upon a more distal consequence, such as the perceived negative consequences on children raised by same-sex parents. We discuss results in terms of the role of communication in perpetrating prejudice against same-sex parenting.



SICI: 1827-2517(2017)3<317:IOGEOH>2.0.ZU;2-5
Testo completo: https://www.rivisteweb.it/download/article/10.1482/87888
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