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Religious Identity And Cultural Diversity: Exploring The Relationships Between Religious Identity, Sexism, Homophobia, And Multicultural Competence, Richard S. Balkin, Lewis Z. Schlosser, Dana Levitt

Department of Counseling Scholarship and Creative Works

In this article, the authors present the results from a national study investigating the relationships between religious identity, sexism, homophobia, and multicultural competence. Participants were 111 randomly sampled counseling professionals and graduate students. The results indicated a relationship between religious identity and various aspects of valuing cultural diversity, including sexism, homophobia, and multicultural competence. Implications of the role of religion and religious identity in counseling are discussed, and suggestions for future research are provided.