ABSTRACT

Numerous studies explore racial differences in attitudes toward homosexuality in the United States, but relatively little research focuses on Asian Americans. Using the 2016 National Asian American Survey and the 2012 Pew Asian-American Survey, this study examines the factors shaping Asian Americans’ likelihood of supporting legal protections against sex-based discrimination and socially accepting homosexuality. It finds that second-generation Asians are much more likely to socially accept homosexuality and support legal protections for sex-based discrimination than the first generation, which hints at intergenerational acculturation. Among other factors, ethnicity, religion, and education all shape Asians’ attitudes, but their relative importance varied by immigrant generation and the dimension of attitudes. Taken together, the findings highlight the heterogeneity of Asian Americans and confirm the importance of accounting for the multidimensionality of attitudes toward homosexuality in research.

摘要

许多研究探索了美国在对待同性恋态度上的种族差异，但是相对较少的研究集中在亚裔美国人上。本研究使用2016年《全国亚裔美国人调查》和2012年《皮尤亚裔美国人调查》，研究了影响亚裔美国人支持法律保护以免受基于性别的歧视和社会接受同性恋的可能性的因素。研究发现，与第一代相比，第二代亚洲人更容易在社会上接受同性恋并支持针对基于性别的歧视的法律保护，这暗示了代际适应。在其他因素中，种族，宗教和教育都影响着亚洲人的态度，但是他们的相对重要性因移民的产生和态度的维度而异。在一起