Female Adolescent Sexual Abuse Survivors: Article Analysis

A very real, and very common, problem in America is rape—more so the lack of knowledge about rape. This causes many problems for victims of sexual assault. In Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson, the story of Melinda directly reflects the world today because most kids are not properly educated about rape and many teens in Melinda’s position can’t find a voice to tell their story.

Revised Thesis Statement: Incorporating therapeutic art-based interventions effectively develops coping skills, self expression, open communication, and begins the healing process for children who have experienced

In current days, date rape is an obvious risk for modern women. The criminal cases with regard to date rape and robbery are not unusual. In this context, many sociologists, researchers, and even police are warning young females to pay attention to personal safety when going for a party or having a date at night. However, in spite of these good-willed and well-intentioned warnings, there are also some comments and opinions putting forward advices on protecting personal safety for young girls based on the false ground, making their ideas lack of reason and reliability. The editorial, On Date Rape, written by Camille Paglia, is one of these opinions with obvious fallacies and weaknesses in reasoning. There are three most clear fallacies in this article.

Per the electronic files, the SSA only requested records from a crisis stabilization program facility, which did not provide any information. There was no indication that SSA attempted to obtain records from other sources such as primary care providers, Emergency Room records, school records, obstetrical or other specialist’s records.

The topic I chose to address within my creative media project was over the issue titled “little rapes” presented to me through Heather R. Hlavka’s article “Normalizing Sexual Violence: Young Women Account for Harassment and Abuse”. I chose to address this topic because despite the severity and the reoccurrence of this type of violence only a few victims reported their experience to authorities or to people who can help. Andrea Nelson and Pamela Oliver state (under certain rules), “…any girl who permits herself to be persuaded into sexual activity is weak and to blame, as is a girl who voluntarily enters a situation where she can be raped.” The justifications of these acts need to be stopped and solutions for these sexual acts are long overdue.

Young women are often the culprit of these crimes since they are more susceptible to rape and other sexual assault than men. Recent studies have revealed that over 25% of all rape cases involved rape cases. Similar studies revealed. The significantly high rate of women offended by male counterparts has received significant attention from scholars (Piascik, 2011). Most of these cases are framed in the context of masculinity. In the

In society and cinema people tend to shy away from the hard topics, and the researcher thinks this show is intriguing because it say no, rape is a problem that needs to be addressed. Society not ignoring the issues with rape, or ignoring the voices of the rape victims can help “push women to be more open with their emotions” (Asher, 2017). The show truly represents how a victim is usually close to the perpetraor. They can be a friend or family, and they come out as completely normal. In the show her perpetrator was a friend and one of the popular people. The show does not shy away from the ugly truth because that is the only way people are going to be able to understand a rape survivor's mind (Asher,

“Keep your mouth shut or I can make this a whole lot worse,” the rapist told her right before the attack. Rape is at crisis levels; ordinary boys and men commit rape and other violence against women. The normalization of sex and pornography make it acceptable for boys to see women as sexual objects. The United States should keep the same age for consent and focus more on educating teenagers about responsible and safe sex practices or raising the consent age.

Denov, Myriam S. 2004. "The Long-Term Effects of Child Sexual Abuse by Female Perpetrators: A

Throughout the article, the author is explaining how to help a family member that has been sexually assaulted. The author also talks about how family members can help out the sexual assault victims recover over time. Throughout the article, the author discusses that family members shouldn’t run away from a problem that is affecting a sexually assaulted victim. Most family members ignore and keep silent about what happened to someone close to them, but they should confront and help out the victim. The author believes that the family members should support the victims in many ways and gives advice on ways they can help out. This article would be a useful resource to use in my essay because I will be able to specifically explain how family members

Introduction: I feel that dealing with clients who are the survivors or current victims of abuse is the most intricate and sensitive subject I have studied. Emotional and physical abuse of children and adults can take place at any age, in any country or culture and at any level of society. Forms of abuse are massively varied and can be motivated by many factors including sexual gratification, control, fear or even love.

“Sexual abuse is divided into four categories: traumatic sexualization, stigmatization, betrayal, and powerless” (Kinnear). Traumatic sexualization is due to inappropriate sexual experiences which results in the child avoiding sex or has problems with sexual identity. Stigmatization is based off the child who blames themselves for the abuse they encountered. The victims may feel guilty and withdrawal from their friends and family. Betrayal is the third category, which is defined based off children being sexually abused by a trusted adult. This could be a family member or a friend they have known. The result ends by the victim having difficulty trusting adult figures. The last category is subjected as powerless. Victims who experience this category will feel helpless. They do not understand how they can stop the abuse and will feel overwhelmed from it. Abused victims will experience one of these categories from being neglected (Kinnear).

Sexuality and sex in America is a complicated subject in that there is little consensus on the topic of sex in, and the American media sends many mixed messages regarding sex and sexuality to everyone, not just to adolescents. Americans are aware of sex primarily through advertising (print media, commercials, etc.) as sex is used to sell anything and everything. The media also bombards Americans with sexuality and sex on television and in films. The sexuality of teenagers is not a straightforward issue in America either. Many parents do not discuss sex or sexuality with their children. There have been ongoing debates as to whether sexuality should be taught as part of school curricula because there are such a great deal of adolescents participating in reckless and/or dangerous sexual behaviors, largely because they are grossly uneducated about sex. The paper will reference the film Juno and other texts as a meditation on the relationship between adolescent sexuality and the media.

Aiden experienced emotional abuse from his father throughout his childhood. Kent and Waller (1998 p393) argues” that emotional abuse is the “core” issue in childhood trauma.” The impact of this abuse is related to psychological instabilities in adolescents and adults. Aiden was given messages such as, “Stop Crying and “you are an embarrassment you a loser.” He was also traumatized when he was grabbed by his collar of his clothes and dragged into his room. Hart and Brassard (1987) have categorized five categories of “psychological maltreatment including spurring, terrorizing, isolating; exploitation and denying the emotional responses of the child. Aiden experienced terrorizing and denying of emotional responsiveness.

Negative effects of Mass Media for teenagers,  The exposure of sex images and excessive portraits of violence in movies and dramas have instilled negative thoughts and taboos in the mind of these teenagers for they have been consistently getting increased exposure to things which are not suitable for their age.