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What Even is Consent? An Investigation Into Educational and Media Presentations of Consent

Our work was focused on understanding why, after years of messaging, consent remains an ambiguous topic, and there are far too many rapes, sexual assaults, and coercive encounters. We believed that messaging received from media and social norms around sex

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There are no federal mandates for Sexuality Education so sexuality education curricula vary widely from school district to school district and state to state.  During this project we examined the older Sexuality Education Curricula available in the Widener University Sexuality Archives as well as some modern Curricula for presentations of consent.

Classification of Curricula

Classification of Curriculum Coding Spreadsheet

References

Bairs, K. (1986). Body rights: A DUSO approach to preventing sexual abuse of children. American Guidance Service.

Chase, J., Kane, W.M., Telljohann, S.K., Lezin, N. (2004). Health smart highschool abstinence & sexual health. ETR Associates.

Core, P., Shutz, S., Young, M. (2005). Sex can wait: An abstinence education curriculum for middle school. ETR Associates.

Cyprian, J., McLaughlin, K., Quint, G. (1995). Sexual violence in teenage lives: A prevention curriculum. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England.

Fink, M. (1995). Adolescent sexual assault & harassment prevention curriculum. Learning Publications.

Marin, B. (2003). Draw the line, respect the line: Setting limits to prevent HIV, STD and pregnancy. ETR Associates.

Reis E. (1989). 7/8 F.L.A.S.H.: A curriculum supplement in family life and sexual health for grades 7 and 8. Seattle-King County Dept. of Public Health.

Reis, E. (1989). 9/10 F.L.A.S.H.: A curriculum supplement in family life and sexual health for grades 9 & 10. Seattle-King County Dept. of Public Health.

Reis, E. (1989). 5/6 F.L.A.S.H.: A curriculum supplement in family life and sexual health for grades 5 and 6. Seattle-King County Dept. of Public Health.

Stanfield, J. (1998). The lifesmart curriculum: Becoming datesmart.  Stanfield Publishing Company.

Wilson, P. (1984). Sexuality education: A curriculum for adolescents. Network Publications.

Young, M. (1994). Sex can wait: An abstinence-based sexuality curriculum for upper elementary school. ETR Associates