Assessing Students’ Attitudes towards Lesbians and Gay Men in China

International Journal of Humanities and Social Science

© 2019 by SSRG - IJHSS Journal

Volume 6 Issue 6

Year of Publication : 2019

Authors : Lailei Lou, Bo Liu, Yue Guo

10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V6I6P103

How to Cite?

Lailei Lou, Bo Liu, Yue Guo, "Assessing Students’ Attitudes towards Lesbians and Gay Men in China," SSRG International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, vol. 6,  no. 6, pp. 19-25, 2019. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V6I6P103

Abstract:

At present, the number of homosexuals in China has become a social group that cannot be neglected. The data were collected from 37 colleges and universities in Zhejiang Province in China, 1007 high school students and college students took part in the survey. 10% of the students indicated that they
were gay or had tendency of being gay. The article summed up students’ perception of the formation of homosexuality and students’ attitudes towards
homosexuals in China. Female students are more tolerable and supportive than male students towards homosexuals.

Keywords:

homosexuality, gay, lesbians, students’ attitudes, sexuality.

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