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Publication Date: 2022-Mar
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Adultism at the Root of Youth Maltreatment in A. S. King's "Still Life with Tornado"
Children's Literature in Education, v53 n1 p18-32 Mar 2022
While child abuse and neglect have been explored at length, less attention has been paid to the role of contemporary realist Young Adult Literature (YAL) in denouncing abusive treatments of young people in conjunction with adultism. It is hereby suggested that age inequality is at the core of youth maltreatment, and it is this intersectionality that should lead attempts to confront this global problem. YAL offers a bottom-up approach to deal with these social issues through first-hand experiences of oppressed, yet cognizant protagonists. This article foregrounds the voice of Sarah, the lead character featured in A. S. King's "Still Life with Tornado" (2016), in addressing the drastic outcomes of ageist stereotypes at the family level. The emphasis on the perspective of young people provides an informative understanding of youth subordination, parental power, and adultist discrimination in an effort to challenge such practices.
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Age Discrimination, Stereotypes, Adolescent Attitudes
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Language: English
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