Title: SEXUAL ORIENTATION EMPLOYMENT ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LEGISLATION AND HIRING DISCRIMINATION AND PREJUDICE.
Abstract: Although previous research finds less perceived sexual orientation discrimination in areas with employment anti-discrimination legislation than in areas without, it remains unclear whether such findings hold for (a) objective hiring discrimination measures, and (b) privately held attitudes (prejudice). In a between-subjects design, human resource professionals in locales with or without sexual orientation anti-discrimination laws evaluated matched resumes of openly gay or non-gay applicants, and completed broader measures of prejudice. Notably, anti-discrimination legislation related to decreased prejudice towards gays, even after controlling for those factors previously shown to impact community adoption of legislation (e.g., sexual orientation, political and religious views).
Publication Year: 2009
Publication Date: 2009-08-01
Language: en
Type: article
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