"Divergent Perceptions of Lesbians: A Comparison of Lesbian Self-Percep" by Denise C. Viss and Shawn M. Burn
 

Abstract

Social-psychological research on stereotyping was applied to lesbianism among American college students. The hypothesis that stereotypes of lesbians are often inaccurate predictors of individual lesbians was supported. Using stereotypes of lesbians identified by previous research, lesbians rated themselves on a series of bipolar stereotypical adjectives, and a comparison group of nonlesbians rated lesbians as a group on these same adjectives. Significant differences were found on 16 of the 21 adjectives. Knowing a lesbian personally did not influence heterosexuals' ratings, suggesting the resistance of stereotypes to change.

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This is an electronic version of an article published in The Journal of Social Psychology.

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