AN EMPIRICAL STUDY ON HOMOPHOBIA AMONG POST GRADUATE STUDENTS IN KOLKATA

Abstract

Present paper gives a birds eye view about the empirical study on homophobia among post graduate students group in Kolkata. The importance of the present study is to identify the differences in the irrational fear about the shamefulness of homosexuality among boys and girls studying post graduation in Kolkata. The sample of the study consisted of 15 boys and 15 girls with age group of 21-23 years were drawn from different post graduate colleges in Kolkata. The scales used were Homophobia scale by Wright, L. W., Adams, H. E., &Bernat, J. (1999). The Homophobia scale includes items that examine social avoidance and aggressive acting, when individuals are measured with this scale. A t-test was used to identify the significant differences between boys and girls in terms of homophobia level among them. The results of the study clearly indicate that there is no significant difference among the sexes with respect to the irrational fear about discrimination, rejection from the community regarding homosexuality.