Title
Civilian, ROTC, and Military Academy Undergraduate Attitudes toward Homosexuals in the U.S. Military
Abstract
The authors investigate a gap in attitudes toward homosexuals in the U.S. military among a select group of people—American civilian undergraduates, Reserve Officer Training Corp (ROTC) cadets, and cadets at military academies. Using a subsample (N = 3057) of data from the Biannual Attitude Survey of Students (BASS), being a military academy cadet is associated with the strongest agreement for barring homosexuals from serving in the military, followed by ROTC cadets and civilians. These trends continue when controlling for respondents' sex and political affiliation—the two most significant predictors of agreeing to bar homosexuals from military service. A small reduction in agreement for barring was found among academy cadets over time.
Department(s)
Sociology and Anthropology
Document Type
Article
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/0095327x11410856
Keywords
attitudes, homosexuals, gays and lesbians, DADT, undergraduates, military academy, ROTC, civilians, civil–military gap
Publication Date
2011
Recommended Citation
Ender, Morten G., David E. Rohall, Andrew J. Brennan, Michael D. Matthews, and Irving Smith III. "Civilian, ROTC, and military academy undergraduate attitudes toward homosexuals in the US military: A research note." Armed Forces & Society 38, no. 1 (2012): 164-172.
Journal Title
Armed Forces & Society
