Event Title
Theoretical Foundations of a Study Examining Adolescent Literature and Rape Myth Acceptance
Document Type
Event
Description
Adolescents are at the greatest risk for victimization and perpetration of sexual assault. This paper examines the current trends in literacy education which marginalize aesthetic reading experiences and using reader response theory, and argues that young adult literature may provide an opportunity to reduce rape myth acceptance in adolescents.
Identifier
FIDC005520
Theoretical Foundations of a Study Examining Adolescent Literature and Rape Myth Acceptance
Adolescents are at the greatest risk for victimization and perpetration of sexual assault. This paper examines the current trends in literacy education which marginalize aesthetic reading experiences and using reader response theory, and argues that young adult literature may provide an opportunity to reduce rape myth acceptance in adolescents.