• Mrs. Sagrika Goswami

The present research investigated whether the adoption of government policy, which signals the prevailing views of the local majority, was associated with changes in the attitudes of people in a given area. In particular, we looked at whether state-by-state same-sex marriage legislation was associated with reductions in implicit and explicit anti-gay prejudice, using about 1 million answers collected over a 12-year time span. Over the course of five operationalization, the results consistently offer evidence in support of this hypothesis. The prevalence of implicit and overt discrimination declined before the legalization of same-sex marriage; however, the rate of decline increased following the legalization. Whether or not states enacted laws at the state level was intended to mitigate this effect. While states that passed legislation reported a larger reduction in anti-gay prejudice after federal legalization, those that did not approve legislation reported an increase in anti-gay bias following the federal legalization of homosexuality. Even though people' views may be deeply entrenched and dynamic in terms of social and political context, our study demonstrates how government policies may influence individual attitudes.

Attitudes, Behaviors, IAT, Legalization, Same-Sex Marriage.

"The Significant Step Towards Validation of Same-Sex Marriage ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no.1098-1102, December-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRFH06187.pdf

"The Significant Step Towards Validation of Same-Sex Marriage ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no. pp1098-1102, December-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRFH06187.pdf