‘So, what about homosexuals?’—Views on homosexuality among social work students in Crete, Greece ‘Tι λϵς για τoÏ Ï‚ oµoÏ Î»Ã³Î¹Î»oÏ Ï‚?’—Aπóψϵις oιτητων/oιτητριων τoÏ Tµηµατoς Koινωνικης Eργαςιας ςτην Kρητη για την oµoÏ Î»oιλια

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It is necessary for social work professionals to provide quality services to clients regardless of their sexual orientation. Therefore, it is important to examine the views of social work students since they are the future social work professionals. This quantitative study seeks to investigate the views of students in the Social Work Department of the TEI in Crete regarding homosexuality and how they respond to homosexuals in everyday life. All active students who had completed the first two years of study (n = 186) agreed to fill in a questionnaire designed by the authors. Some 52.1% of the respondents assessed their general attitude as rather positive/positive, while a large number (40.9%) identified themselves as ‘neutral’. Overall, the majority of students did not feel threatened or uncomfortable around homosexuals in everyday life; still, a significant number (33.9-39.5%) would not treat a gay man/lesbian as they would treat heterosexuals. Major factors influencing their attitude towards and comfort with homosexuals were contact with homosexuals and religiosity. The significant number of students (57.8%) who stated they had been a littleot at all informed on homosexuality issues during their social work training indicates a significant gap in the curriculum. Oι κoινωνικoι λϵιτoÏ ÏÎ³oι oϵιλoÏ Î½ να παρϵχoÏ Î½ πoιoτικϵς Ï Ï€Î·ÏÏµÏ‚Î¹ÏµÏ‚ ανϵξαρτητα απó τoν ςϵξoÏ Î±Î»Î¹ÎºÃ³ πρoςανατoλιςµó των ÏµÎ¾Ï Ï€Î·ÏÏµÏ„oÏ ÂµÏµÎ½Ï‰Î½. Eπoµϵνως ϵιναι ςηµαντικó να Î´Î¹ÏµÏÏµÏ Î½Î·Î¸oÏ Î½ oι απóψϵις των oιτητων/oιτητριων Koινωνικης Eργασιας ως µϵλλoντικων κoινωνικων λϵιτoÏ ÏÎ³Ï‰Î½. H παρoÏ ÏƒÎ± πoσoτικη ÏµÏÏµÏ Î½Î± Î´Î¹ÏµÏÏµÏ Î½Î± τις απóψϵις oιτητων τoÏ Tµηµατoς Koινωνικης Eργασιας στην Kρητη για την oµoÏ Î»oιλια, καθως και τoν τρóπo πoÏ Î±Î½Ï„Î¹ÂµÏµÏ„Ï‰Ï€Î¹Î¶oÏ Î½ τα oµoÏ Î»Ã³Î¹Î»Î± ατoµα στην καθηµϵρινη τoÏ Ï‚ ζωη. Óλoι oι ϵνϵργoι oιτητϵς πoÏ ÏµÎ¹Ï‡Î±Î½ oλoκληρωσϵι τα Î´Ï o πρωτα ϵτη σπoÏ Î´Ï‰Î½ ÏƒÏ ÂµÏ€Î»Î·ÏÏ‰ÏƒÎ±Î½ ϵνα ϵρωτηµατoλóγιo σχϵδιασµϵνo απó τoÏ Ï‚ ÏµÏÏµÏ Î½Î·Ï„ÏµÏ‚. Óσoν αoρα στη σταση των ϵρωτωµϵνων πρoς τα oµoÏ Î»Ã³Î¹Î»Î± ατoµα πoσoστó 52.1% την αξιoλóγησαν ως θϵτικη/µαλλoν θϵτικη, ϵνω µϵγαλo πoσoστó (40.9%) ως oÏ Î´ÏµÏ„ÏµÏÎ·. Aν και η πλϵιoψηια των ϵρωτωµϵνων δϵν αιςθανoνται στην καθηµϵρινη τoÏ Ï‚ ζωη αβoλα η απϵιλη απó τα oµoÏ Î»Ã³Î¹Î»Î± ατoµα, ϵνα σηµαντικó πoσoστó (33.9-39.5%) δϵν θα αντιµϵτωπιζαν ϵνα oµoÏ Î»Ã³Î¹Î»o ατoµo óπως ϵνα ϵτϵρoÏ Î»Ã³Î¹Î»o. Παραγoντϵς πoÏ ÏµÏ€Î·ÏÏµÎ±Î¶Î±Î½ σϵ σηµαντικó βαθµó τη σταση και την ανϵσηm πρoς τα oµoÏ Î»Ã³Î¹Î»Î± ατoµα ηταν η ϵπικoινωνια µϵ oµoÏ Î»Ã³Î¹Î»Î± ατoµα και η σηµαντικóτητα της θρησκϵιας στη ζωη των ϵρωτωµϵνων. To σηµαντικó πoσoστó των ϵρωτωµϵνων (57.8%) πoÏ Î´Î·Î»Ï‰ÏƒÎ±Î½ óτι ϵιχαν λιγη/καθóλoÏ Ï€Î»Î·Ïoóρηση κατα τη διαρκϵια των σπoÏ Î´Ï‰Î½ τoÏ Ï‚ σϵ θϵµατα σχϵτικα µϵ την oµoÏ Î»oιλια δϵιχνϵι ϵνα σηµαντικó κϵνó στo πρóγραµµα σπoÏ Î´Ï‰Î½. View full textDownload full textKeywordsSocial Work Students, Views on Homosexuality, Lesbian, Gay, Attitude towards HomosexualsKeywordsΛϵξϵις κλϵιδια, Φoιτητϵς Koινωνικης Eργασιας, Aπóψϵις για την OµoÏ Î»oιλια, Λϵσβια, Γκϵι, Σταςη Πρoς OµoÏ Î»Ã³Î¹Î»Î± AτoµαRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13691451003744333