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In 2008 California was divided over Proposition 8, a measure designed to prohibit same-sex marriage. In this article, we focus on a university classroom setting to explore how discussions about Proposition 8 and homophobia led to what Turner (1986) termed a social drama. Drawing on student personal narratives as they moved through the stages of social drama, we provide a poignant example of the conflict that may erupt when homophobia and heteronormativity are part of the curriculum. After documenting the social drama, we offer pedagogical strategies and note the strategic ways Christian, hegemonic discourse is utilized during discussions about homophobia.
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Atitude , Conflito Psicológico , Homofobia/legislação & jurisprudência , Homofobia/psicologia , Casamento/legislação & jurisprudência , Casamento/psicologia , Mudança Social , Justiça Social/legislação & jurisprudência , Justiça Social/psicologia , Valores Sociais , Estudantes/psicologia , Adaptação Psicológica , Adolescente , California , Cristianismo , Diversidade Cultural , Cultura , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Política , Religião e Sexo , Adulto JovemRESUMO
The interACT Sexual Assault Prevention Program is an interactive, skill-building performance based on the pedagogy of Augusto Boal's Theatre of the Oppressed. A longitudinal evaluation of this program compared pretest, posttest, and 3-month follow-up data from 509 university student participants. Results suggested that the interACT performance was successful in increasing participants' beliefs about the effectiveness of bystander interventions and the self-rated likelihood that participants would engage in bystander interventions in the future. Differences in both overall ratings and rates of change were noted. Implications of these results for research and practice are discussed.
