title: College students' perceptions of sexual orientation and gender given job descriptions and titles for interior decoration, interior design, and architecture.
abstract: To examine perceptions of design professionals, this study was designed to examine possible gender-bias based on job title and description and whether there is a relationship between the two perceptions. A respondent's sex was significantly related to perceptions of a design professional's sex. Both respondents' sex and the perceived sex of the design professional had significant effects on the perceived sexual orientation of the design professionals. Furthermore, the results also indicated that if the design professional was perceived to be male, there was a higher tendency that he would be perceived as homosexual, especially by a male respondent.
authors: B. Jeanneane Wood-Nartker, Central Michigan University, Wightman 205, Mount Pleasant, MI 48859, USA.
authors: B Jeanneane
authors: BJ
authors: Wood-Nartker
authors: Jungsywan
authors: J
authors: Sepanski
authors: Joe
authors: J
authors: McCrady
authors: Andreea
authors: A
authors: Gligor
mesh_terms: D001108:Architecture / Q000145:classification*; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006716:Homosexuality / Q000145:classification; D006801:Humans; D007374:Interior Design and Furnishings / Q000145:classification*; D007587:Job Description; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012938:Social Perception; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires