Justifying homosexuality: globalization and its impact
Date
2016-04Author
Feldkamp, Lucas
Publisher
University of Wisconsin--Stout. Research Services
Advisor(s)
Paulson, Nels
Metadata
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This research examines the topic of homosexuality on a global scale
and what helps or harms the justification of it. On a global scale, homosexuality
is a topic that gets very polarized responses with some nations being
accepting of it while others are actively against it. This study uses data
collected in the 6th wave of the World Values Survey during 2010 to 2014
and quantitative research methods of analysis. It was framed through the idea
of Arjun Appadurai’s theory of disjuncture which views the world in a series
of “scapes” or areas that flow such as media, information, etc. This theory is a
way of understanding conflict when scapes collide with one another. In findings,
specific scapes (mediascapes and ethnoscapes) have a positive impact on
the justification of homosexuality while others have a negative impact. This
paper further outlines how the scapes impact the justification of homosexuality
and ways in which they can be understood.
Subject
Appadurai
disjuncture
justification
Permanent Link
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/77658Description
Research article with graphs and tables.
Citation
Feldkamp, L. (2016). Justifying homosexuality: globalization and its impact. University of Wisconsin-Stout Journal of Student Research, 15, 173-181.