Attitudes toward gays and lesbians are undergoing significant changes
around the world. Previous research has determined that Canadians often
exhibit more tolerant attitudes toward homosexuality than Americans, yet
few studies have attempted to uncover why this pattern persists. This book
seeks to determine what factors account for differences in attitudes toward
homosexuality among Canadians and Americans. The author re-examines the
established assertion that divergent levels of religious commitment, rather
than other socio-demographic, cultural and socio-structural factors, largely
account...