Influence of Heterosexism and Homophobia upon the Development of Drug Addiction Amongst Lesbians and Gays
Location
Ostrander
Start Date
13-4-2004 12:45 PM
End Date
13-4-2004 2:30 PM
Student's Major
Gender and Women's Studies
Student's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Mentor's Name
Kim Surkan
Mentor's Department
Gender and Women's Studies
Mentor's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Description
This study examines homophobia and heterosexism, which denies, denigrates, and stigmatizes any nonheterosexual form of behavior, identity, relationship, or community ("Herek. 19901 and how it influences the incidence of drug addiction among lesbians and gays. This study utilizes interviews and surveys with chemically dependent lesbians and gays in recovery to examine and expand upon research that suggests drug addiction amongst lesbians and gays is significantly related to heterosexism and homophobia, which fosters the internalization of homophobia. This research discusses subjects' prior experiences with family, community, and institutional incidences of homophobic and heterosexist attitudes and the onset of drug abuse in relation to "coming out."
Influence of Heterosexism and Homophobia upon the Development of Drug Addiction Amongst Lesbians and Gays
Ostrander
This study examines homophobia and heterosexism, which denies, denigrates, and stigmatizes any nonheterosexual form of behavior, identity, relationship, or community ("Herek. 19901 and how it influences the incidence of drug addiction among lesbians and gays. This study utilizes interviews and surveys with chemically dependent lesbians and gays in recovery to examine and expand upon research that suggests drug addiction amongst lesbians and gays is significantly related to heterosexism and homophobia, which fosters the internalization of homophobia. This research discusses subjects' prior experiences with family, community, and institutional incidences of homophobic and heterosexist attitudes and the onset of drug abuse in relation to "coming out."
