“I Knew You Were Trouble”: Considering Childism(s), Shame Resilience, and Adult Caretaker Characters Surrounding YA Rape Survivor Protagonists

Scoping Review on Ageism against Younger Populations

“…The articles used a variety of terms to refer to ageism towards younger populations, including not only ageism [ 71 , 140 , 206 ], but also reverse ageism [ 219 ], age-based bias [ 37 , 40 , 68 , 69 , 78 , 158 , 196 ], childism [ 194 ], and adultism [ 96 , 101 , 111 , 211 ].…”

“…Although initially defined as only regarding biases against older individuals, the term ageism is increasingly being used to apply to individuals across the spectrum of age, both old and young [ 178 , 252 ]. In turn, reverse ageism is generally used to refer to ageism directed at younger adults, who tend to be broadly defined as people in their 20s and 30s [ 219 ], and childism is used in the literature to specifically refer to a kind of unique bias against children [ 194 ].…”

“…Only two of the studies included in the scoping review aimed at estimating the overall prevalence of ageism towards younger populations (e.g., did not focus on its prevalence in a specific sector like employment). Using the European Social Survey data, these The articles used a variety of terms to refer to ageism towards younger populations, including not only ageism [71,140,206], but also reverse ageism [219], age-based bias [37,40,68,69,78,158,196], childism [194], and adultism [96,101,111,211].…”

Himpathy, Herasure, and Down Girl Moves: A Critical Content Analysis of Sexual Assault in Young Adult Literature

“…Thus, we position a selection of YAL that Moore (2018) aptly named the “sub-genre of sexual assault narratives” (p. 145) as avenues for understanding the ways that misogyny impacts individuals and their social contexts. We sought to understand how fictional characters rationalize and think about the social order that places men above everyone else (sexism) and how the systems and institutions within a text enforce the social order (misogyny).…”

“…In this article, we use Kate Manne's (2019) recently theorized conception of misogyny to analyze how systems uphold violence against women in the YAL “sub-genre of sexual assault narratives” (Moore, 2018, p. 145). This theory, originating in philosophy, is garnering increased interest from literacy scholars, who take it up to consider implications for YAL pedagogy (e.g., Boehm et al, 2020, 2021; Chappell, 2022).…”