Kelsi-Ann Tullinen - ENGL 3450

      My next step in my current organizational plan is to finish revising my literature review according to the feedback I received. After, I am going to try to condense my literature review as much as possible to be able to use it in my research proposal. My topic is an easy one to design a study around. In order to design a pamphlet, I need to understand what information is meant to be included and I can only know that if I received responses from the correct population. My main goal is to design a study that is ethically acceptable and won't be damaging to the participants. I believe that the perspective of survivors of CSA is the most important in order to understand the correct way to educate and prevent further abuse.

      My research gap was fairly major. I had so many sources I could use for the effects of CSA, survivors talking about the issues with therapy, understanding where the issues are with the justice system, etc. I struggled finding sources on rhetoric around CSA though. I feel that CSA is still such a taboo topic that people avoid and still don't know how to talk about. Parents from all cultures has reservations about how to discuss this information with their children. I believe that it would be so beneficial for our society in preventing CSA and helping survivors if it was easier to educate society from in each age group. I think there is a massive gap is rhetoric and educational documentation designed to educate children. I think this would be a great topic for a Ph.D. dissertation or some sort of research study that could make an impact on the situation.