The Relationship Between Attitudes: Homophobia and Sexism Among Social Work Students

Abstract

This article reports on a study of the relationship between students' attitudes toward women and toward gay men and lesbians and changes in those attitudes during social work courses at two universities. The study found a significant relationship between students' levels of homophobia and sexism. The relationship was stronger for female students than for male students and varied by race and aca demic major. The article also discusses the implications of the findings for changing social work curricula.