Abstract
Measuring explicit and subtle homophobia. Prejudice as a negative affective attitude towards a particular group or towards an individual as a members of the group has a long research tradition in Social Psychology (Adorno, 1950; Allport, 1954). Most of this research, however, has concentrated on racial prejudice rather than prejudice towards other target groups, such as homosexuals. However, any approach to the study of homophobia today must take into account new understanding of prejudice. The aim of this article is to see if the distinction between subtle prejudice and explicit prejudice can be applied to prejudice toward homosexuals. A sample of 232 people answered a questionnaire that included: a scale of explicit and subtle homophobia, a scale of perceived discrepancy of values, a scale of authoritarianism and a scale of self-discrepancy. The results confirm that there are differences between explicit and subtle homophobia, along the same lines as in racial prejudice.
