The want of having a religion is to fulfill a number of social and psychological needs. It provides meaning and order to people lives. It strengthens cohesion ad harmony with the community. It inspires dedication to a set of common values. In general, religion provides moral guidance. Most religions tend to categorize behaviors associated with homosexuality as “unnatural,” “ungodly,” and “impure” (Adamczyk, Amy, and Cassady Pitt. 2009). As of this framing, active religious involvement, along with regular exposure to a religious notion, encourages others to adopt anti-homosexual attitudes and institute policies that are consistent with intolerance. Those that find religion important are more likely to disapprove of homosexuality. Given the conservative social values and sexual morality in Muslim communities, we suspect that Muslims will have more disapproving views of homosexuality than people of other religious faiths. Specific religion variables that have been found to predict attitudes toward homosexuality include religious tradition, religiosity, and religious beliefs (Woodford, Michael R., N. Eugene Walls, and Denise L. Levy. …show more content…
Generally speaking, in the western society, men have traditionally been the providers and have had greater authority within the family, whereas women have been responsible for housekeeping and childcare (Eidhamar, Levi Geir 2013). However, demographic changes, such as the increase in dual-income families and single-parent families, have precipitated a reexamination of expected and actual gender roles. Whatever it be, masculine traits are more likely to be values than feminine traits. Western society has traditionally adopted a male stands. In that case, males and females who have masculine traits, in addition to feminine traits, report higher levels of self-esteem than do those who have only feminine