CLA 1601 Individuals and S

ociety
Group T03s Project Outline
Group Members
Christine
Heedam
Selena
Yocky
Cher
Lois
Bel
1
OUR TOPIC

YOUNG ADULTS ATTITUD

E TOWARDS HOMOSEXUA
L IN HONG KONG 2
 Young Adults Attitude Towards
Homosexual in Hong Kong
Inspired by ..
1. Recent protests to protect
homosexual
2. Promotion of boutique 68 (giving
discount ONLY
FOR MALE buying underwear for their
female partner)

3
Sources and clips about
homosexuality
1. HONG KONG PRIDE PARADE 2012
2. DEBATE ON FORUMS
3. HETEROSEXUALITY AND HOMOSEXUALITY
4. PROTEST IN FRANCE AGAINST HOMOSEXUALITY

4
1. Hong Kong Pride
Parade 2012

Participation of HK singer Denise Ho (Ho

cc)
Latest album of
HOCC
Emphasize coexistence of
different sexual orientation
in the society
5
 1. Hong Kong Pride
Parade 2012
Announced she is a lesbian, she
thinks
- Sexual that
orientation = private, individual matter
not a must to disclose
- Discrimination towards the
homosexuality still
- stand out to show her supports
towards the homosexuality in Hong
Kong
- seek a sense of respect and
fairness to the homosexuality

6
 2. Debate on forum
Some people consider
homosexuality as an
immoral issue
Posting pictures of two
boys kissing and tease
them.
Heated debate on
forums. Some netizens
argue that there is no
problem of
homosexual , while
some discriminate
Whatshomosexual
the problemby giving
nickname GAY LO.
of being 7
homosexual?
3. Heterosexuality
and
Homosexuality
RED = Homosexuality
BLACK =
Heterosexuality

This conversation shows that homosexual is

usually discriminated by others in society.
It is somehow still an unacceptable concept 8
in modern world.
 4. Protest in France Against Homosexuality

Religious group shows

negative attitude
towards
No reproduction, lead
homosexuality.
to the end of
generation.
Violating the laws of
nature.

9
 Background Information
Young Adults Attitude Towards Homosexual in Hong Kong

Young Adults definition (from Erik Eriksons psychosocial th

eory of development, a German psychoanalyst)
Young Adults: 18 to 35.

Attitudes (from Daniel Katzs functionalist theory of attitude)

Attitude= favorable or unfavorable evaluative reaction toward
something or someone, exhibited in ones beliefs feelings or inten
ded behavior.
3 Components of ATTITUDES
Affective
Behavioral
Cognitive
10
 Background Information
Homosexuals
A German Psychologist, Karoly Maria Benkert
Sexual orientation to persons of the same sex

As an orientation, homosexuality refers to

"an enduring pattern of or disposition to experience sexual, affectionat
e, or romantic attractions" primarily or exclusively to people of the sa
me sex.

LGBT
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender

more focus investigation on lesbian and gay, because they are mo

re commonly known in Hong Kong Society and more prevalent

11
 Rationale of the topic
Homo has raised a heated debate in soci
ety.
Stakeholders carry conflicting views on t
his romantic attraction.
To explore the social problems or influen
ce brought by homosexuality.
To investigate the issue of freedom and r
ight in society via the issue of homosexu
ality
12
 Objectives
Originally..
To explore the power of mass media i
n influencing young adults thinking
To raise concern about the right and
equality of homosexuality
To provide suggestion on alleviating t
he conflict between homo and non-h
omo.
13
 Objectives
2 nd blueprint 3 focus question
What are the reasons of being homo
sexual?
What is the general attitude of HK yo
ung adults on Homosexuality?
What are the factors that lead to the
those kind of attitude in question 1.?
14
 Objectives
Finalized focus questions
What are the general
perceptions of HK
young adults towards
Homosexuality?
What are the factors leading
to such perceptions?
What are the corresponding
15
 1 Draft of Methodology
st

To understand the views of teenagers (both homo and

non-homo) towards homosexuality (take place in tee
nage concentrated areas like school campus/MongK
ok)
QUESTIONNAIRES
SURVEY (same as questionnaires)
FOCUS GROUP ANALYSIS (change to individual in
terview)
CASE STUDY
Second-handed resources
NEWSPAPERS
BOOKS
INTERNET 16
 2 nd
Draft of Methodology
1st handed Individual Interview
Quota: 16 in total
resources
Questionnaires 8 hetero, 8
Random sampling homo
Case Study
Quota: 150 Real life experiences
Prank: videotaping in
Respondents:
school campus e.g. 2 girls
Any teenagers (Both hom
acting as lesbian couple
o and hetero)
and secretly videotape the
Venue: School campus reaction of people around.
2nd handed resources (remain
unchanged)
NEWSPAPERS
BOOKS
INTERNET
17
 Final Draft of Methodology
1. Case Study (Not related to our objectives, too specif
ic)
2. Questionnaires
Self-administered (Remain unchanged)
Distribute online and offline (in person)
Anonymous and confidential
3.Individual Interview
Respondents are picked from those questionnaires
Quota: 7 respondents in total (any young adults)
4. 2 nd Handed Resources (Remain unchanged)
18
Setting Questionnaire
Sample 1
Collect personal
information to classify
our targets

Asking peoples
attitude and experience
about homosexual

Set up situational
question to see
interviewees reaction
when they encounter
homosexual
19
Setting Questionnaire
Sample 1

Asking question
concerning sensitive
issue like same sex
marriage, religious
beliefs

Looking for the factors

leading to the preference
Limitations:
of homosexual
* Need to modify after
consultation, some
questions are not related
to the objectives and
some of them are too
indirect.
20
Setting Questionnaire
Sample 2
We cancelled the questions
that were too absolute and
reset some of the questions.

We have change some

keywords from the
question like from
approach to
encountered.

Limitations:
*Only 8 questions
*Not enough to
show views from
teenagers.
21
Setting Questionnaire

Ask for personal

information at last part
Open-ended questions
Require interviewees to
rank the factors leading
to their attitude towards
homo 22
Setting Questionnaire
Also a Chinese version
for the questionnaire
Cater for different
people

23
Setting Questions for Individual
erview
1 st Draft
- One for Homosexuals,
the other for
heterosexuals
- Asking how they are
treated
- Asking for their causes
of being homosexual
- Asking for their reaction
when being
discriminated
- Asking for their views
concerning their own
sexual orientation

24
Setting Questions for Individua
Interview
1 st Draft

- One for
Homosexuals, the
other for
heterosexuals
- Asking for their
impression on
homosexual
- Ask them about
their views on HK
legalizing same-sex
marriage 25
 Setting Questions for Individual Int
erview
Limitations of 1st Draft
The emphasis of the draft is about the
experience of people with different
sexual orientation Irrelevant to our
focus question
Questions should be about the
perception of homosexuals in a
perspective from general young adults
in HK
Should not have two different sets of
questionnaire (Homosexual,
Heterosexual) only employ one 26
 Setting Questions for In
ividual Interview
Final Draft
Focus on asking
the attitude of
respondents
Asking the
reaction and
behavior of
respondents
concerning
homosexuals
Asking for the
factors leading to
Chinese their views
27
Version
Analysis of questionn
aire
150 respondents, in all kinds of sexual
orientation.
Age between 13 to 35.

28
 Analysis of questionnaire
Question
Have you ever encountered homosexuals
1
Have you ever encountered homosexuals?
Yes No

15%

85%

29
Analysis of questionnaire
Question
How do you feel about homosexuality?
2
How do you feel about homosexuality?
positive slightly positive neutral
slightly negative negative

10%
19%
7%
11%

52%

30
Analysis of questionnaire
Question Would you mind making friends
with homosexuals?
3
Would you mind making friends with homosexuals?
yes no maybe

9%
28%

64%

31
 Analysis of questionnaire
Question To what extent do you agree that
homosexuality is kind of a mental
4 disease?
To what extent do you agree that homosexuality is kind of a mental disease?
Strongly agree Agree Neutral
Disagree Strongly disagree

2%
26% 16%

18%

38%
32
 Analysis of questionnaire
To what extent do you agree with the following,
Question In workplace or school, I avoid working with
5 homosexuals

To what extent do you do you agree with the following,

in workplace or school, I avoid working with homosexuals
strongly agree agree neutral
disagree strongly disagree

1% 10%
33%
17%

38%
33
 Analysis of questionnaire
To what extent do you agree with the following,
Question Homosexuality is a sin because of my religion
6
To what extent do you agree with the following, Homosexuality is a sin because of my religion.
strongly agree agree neutral
disagree strongly disagree

6%
32% 13%
21%
28%
34
 Analysis of questionnaire
Among the following adjectives, what
Question are the best ones to describe your
7 view on homosexuality?
e following adjectives, what are the best ones to describe your view on homosexuality ?
respectable normal unacceptable
dsgusting other

Others:
5% 7% Inappropria
7% 38% te
Strange
Awkward
43% Neutral

35
 Analysis of questionnaire
Do you mind if your relatives or
Question neighbors or friends are
8 homosexual and why?

36
 Analysis of questionnaire
The reasons of respondents that
Question mind their relatives, friends or
9 wish theyneighbors
I are homosexual.
aren't because the bible says
homosexual activities are sinful.
It causes AIDS and affect reproduction.
Feeling shame about it.
Violating natural law.
We might be affected and be discriminated.
Would hope them to have complete family.
Feeling uncomfortable. They will be different
from other ordinary people.
37
 Analysis of questionnaire
Rank the factors that shaped
Question 10 &your attitude towards
11 homosexuality.
What have shaped your attitude towards homosexuality?
TV & movies News & newspaper Modern culture
Peer influence Education Religion

18% 15%
11%
14%

19% 23%

38
 Analysis of questionnaire
Question 12 &Which of the following scenario
you feel least comfortable
13 with?
Which of the scenario do you feel the least comfortable with?

2 girl kissing 2 boy kissing

2% 13%

85%

39
 Analysis of questionnaire
What type of action will you have
Question when you see some
14 homosexuals?
I will not have any specific action but I may
feel they are unique and how the movie
media portray lesbians or guys are maybe
sugarcoated like two girls are all long hair in
pretty but in real life one of the girls look
like a boy which make me feel
uncomfortable.

Ignore them Most

Treat and see them as normal people
Most

Discuss with friend. 40

Questionnaire Reflection
Question 1 - 6
Most of the respondent encountered
Homosexuals Homosexual is common in
Hong Kong

More than half of the respondents

neutral/positive attitude towards
homosexual
dont mind to make friends with homosexual
discrimination among young adults is not
severe

Around 70% of respondents

disagree homosexual is a sin 41
Questionnaire Reflection
(YOCKY)
Question 7 - 13

42
Analysis of
individual interviews
7 respondents, having any kind of sexual
orientation.
43
Age between 13 to 35.
 Analysis of individual
1 interviews
When talking about homosexual, which side
Questionwill you take (positive/ neutral/ negative)?
What would you do to express the view that
you carry on homosexual?

Christine

44
 Analysis of individual
2 interviews
Question Some people say that homosexual is a
mental disease, what is your view towards
this statement? Why?

Christine

45
 Analysis of individual
3 interviews
Recently, there are some
Question demonstrations in Hong Kong
concerning the right of homosexuals.
What is your opinions on this issue and
why?
Christine

46
 Analysis of individual
interviews
Would you like to participate or carry any
Question 4
tendency in homosexual-related activities
like online forums, gathering, and protest?
(Include for or against homosexual) Why?

Christine

47
 Analysis of individual
interviews
What is your General Impression on
Homosexuals?
- more and more attention among the public (increasing
media coverage)
-issue is close to our daily lives

- in reality, when see a girl dress like boy and are intimate with a girls,
cannot but perceive them as lesbians

- confusion in the trend of dressing like an opposite sex In order to be

gay/lesbian

- had classmates who was afraid to reveal his identity

48
Individual Interview
Reflection (Bel)

49
Individual Interview
Reflection
1. Media can alter our perception &
the degree of importance

2. Homosexuals stereotyping -
having specific look

3. Shows teenagers may not be able to accept / be friend

with the homosexuals normally.

e.g. rejection
being look down
hold a different attitude

50
Individual Interview
reflection (Bel)

51
Second Hand
Resources

52
Second Hand Resources
Effects/ Response/ Action example
concerning Homosexuals

53
Second
Effects/ Hand Action
Response/ Resources
example concerning
Homosexuals
The graph shows :
(people with homosexual orientations experience )
48% feel accepted and supported
53.1% feel rejected and discriminated

Among those 53.1% , they have encountered :

1) Verbal Violence (43.2%)
2 ) Physical Harm, Sexual Harassment, blackmail (13.5%)
3) Group Rejection (39.8%)

REFLECTS :
SOME TEENAGERS ATTITUDE TOWARDS HOMOSEXUALS
THEIR ACTION : VERBAL VIOLENCE/ PHYSICAL HARM /
SEXUAL HARASSMENT/BLACKMAILING/ GROUP
REJECTION (BULLYING)
54
Because of this example ,
wed like to see if HK young
adults reaction and response
would have some similarity
55
Second Hand
Another example:
Resources
According to the Mental Health
America ,
Bullying in Schools: Harassment Puts Gay
Youth at Risk
They hear anti-gay slurs such as homo,
faggot and sissy about 26 times a day or
once every 14 minutes.
31% of gay youth had been threatened or injured
at school in the last year alone

THIS SOURCE REFLECTS SOME TEENAGERS ALSO

HAVE NEGATIVE ATTITUDE AND WOULD HAVE
ACTIONS LIKE : CALLING NAMES , THREATENING ,
56
VIOLENCE
Second Hand Resources
Is it a mental Disorder /Disease?
No,
Research has found no inherent association
between any of these sexual orientations and
psychopathology.

Both
heterosexual behavior and homosexual
behavior are normal aspects of human .

Severalresearch and clinical experience have led

all mainstream medical and mental health
organizations to conclude that these orientations
represent normal forms of human experience.

57
Second Hand Resources
A case when people with certain religious
background think homosexual is a sin

58
Second Hand Resources
WHAT IT REFLECTS

SOME PEOPLE WOULD CONSIDER

HOMOSEXUALITY IS A SIN DUE TO THEIR
RELIGION

59
Second Hand Resources
RTHK NEWS
( REACTION
RECEIVED FROM TEEANGERS
towards homosexuality )

THIS SOURCE SHOWS :

TEENAGERS FROM THEIR SCHOOL
WOULD
1.MOCK THEM ,
2. REJECT THEM TO BE FRIENDS
3.VIOLENCE
4. SEXUAL HARASSMENT
60
2 Hand Resources
Summary & Analysis
Attitude & Reaction held by
teenagers towards
homosexual
Behavior/Reacti
Attitude on
Physical violence
Mostly negative
Insult with words
Perceive them as
vulnerable Bullying

Easy-target for Rejection

bullying Sexual
harassment
Threatening

61
Overall Conclusion
(Selena)

62
Overall Conclusion
(Selena)

63
REFERENCES

64
 REFERENCES
American Psychological Association Official Website http://
www.apa.org/helpcenter/sexual-orientation.aspx

Mental Health America, http://

www.nmha.org/go/information/get-info/children-s-mental-health/bullying-and-
gay-youth

Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT#cite_note-1

"Sexual Orientation, Homosexuality, and Bisexuality",APAHelpCenter.org,

The boys' and girls'clubs association of hong kong http://

www.newtouch.net/files/ref_index/ref_index_02.pdf

RTHK NEWS
http://www.rthk.org.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20090810/news_20090810_55_6
03368.htm

65
THE END
THANKYOU!

66