Using Movies to Change Homophobic Attitudes of Social Work Students: Turkish Example

Autor/inn/en	Serpen, Ayse Sezen; Demirbilek, Melahat; Duyan, Veli; Megahead, Hamido A.
Titel	Using Movies to Change Homophobic Attitudes of Social Work Students: Turkish Example
Quelle	In: Research on Social Work Practice, 28 (2018) 7, S.876-881 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1049-7315
DOI	10.1177/1049731516681850
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Social Bias; Homosexuality; Undergraduate Students; Social Work; Consciousness Raising; Program Effectiveness; Films; Attitude Change; Turkey (Ankara) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Homosexualität; Soziale Arbeit; Bewusstseinsbildung; Film; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung
Abstract	Objectives: This article examines homophobic attitude changes among undergraduate social work students in two major universities located in Ankara, Turkey. Method: The research was conducted in Ankara for 10 weeks with 54 volunteer students from Ankara University and Hacettepe University. During one term, nine movies were screened, a get-acquainted meeting was held, three information booklets were distributed, and the Homosexuality Attitudes Scale (HAS) was given at the beginning and end of the term. Results: The mean HAS score at the pretest was 166.28 (SD = 35.33), and the mean posttest score was 146.93 (SD = 41.09). A paired samples t-test found this reduction to be statistically significant at p < 0.05 level, with a Cohen's d effect size of 0.52, r = 0.25. Conclusions: These results are consistent with the hypothesis that viewing gay-friend mainstream movies can contribute to a reduction in prejudice again homosexuals. Viewing such movies may be an important component of social work education aimed at enhancing favorable views toward diverse sexual orientations and promoting social workers' ability to effectively engage with gays and lesbians in practice. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01