The News Through Facebook: Discovering the Prevalence of Rape Myths in User Comments

Author

Leigh Anne Clay, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow

Date of Award

2019

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Department

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education

Advisor

Marcelo Castro

Committee Member

Angela Yehl

Committee Member

Steven Hecht

Keywords

big data, rape, rape myths, sexual assault, sexual violence, social media

Abstract

This study attempted to ascertain the prevalence value of rape myths located within social media user comments on the website Facebook. Research using existing Internet-based comments may provide insight into current attitudes and beliefs surrounding sexual violence. Using a quantitative content analysis, this study gauged the prevalence of rape myths in user comments by referencing a preset code list created with rape myths from the Acceptance of Modern Myths About Sexual Aggression scale (AMMSA) and the Updated Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance Scale (IRMA) and by locating emergent codes in the dataset.

NSUWorks Citation

Leigh Anne Clay. 2019. The News Through Facebook: Discovering the Prevalence of Rape Myths in User Comments. Doctoral dissertation. Nova Southeastern University. Retrieved from NSUWorks, Abraham S. Fischler College of Education. (185)
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/fse_etd/185.