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Who Does Discriminate Against gay-Sounding Speakers? The Role of Prejudice on Voice-Based Hiring Decisions in Brazil

Published:2022-06-30 Issue:1 Volume:42 Page:119-130
ISSN:0261-927X
Container-title:Journal of Language and Social Psychology
language:en
Short-container-title:Journal of Language and Social Psychology

Author:

Fontenele Ana Beatriz Gomes¹^ORCID,Souza Luana Elayne Cunha de¹,Fasoli Fabio²

Affiliation:

1. Universidade de Fortaleza, Fortaleza, Brazil

2. University of Surrey, Guildford, UK

Abstract

Vocal cues are used to categorize speakers’ sexual orientation. Hearing a gay-sounding speaker can elicit discrimination. This study investigated whether gay-sounding speakers were discriminated against when applying for a job in Brazil and whether prejudice moderated such an effect. Heterosexual participants listened to a gay- or heterosexual-sounding applicant, rating him in terms of personality traits and employability. The results showed that gay-sounding candidates were discriminated against compared to heterosexual-sounding candidates, but this was true only among highly prejudiced participants.

Funder

Fundação Cearense de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Linguistics and Language,Sociology and Political Science,Anthropology,Language and Linguistics,Education,Social Psychology

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0261927X221077243

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