“Ladies I Hope You are in Church Right now”: Exploring Rape Myths from Social Media Comments in the Deep South
“Ladies I Hope You are in Church Right now”: Exploring Rape Myths from Social Media Comments in the Deep South
Taylor EllisSarah DonleyTina H. DeshotelsAshley AndersonJacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL, USATaylor Ellis is an assistant professor of social work at Jacksonville State University where he teaches courses related to social work practice with communities, groups, and organizations, advocacy, and research. He obtained his Bachelor’s from Kennesaw State University in Human Services, and his master’s and PhD in Social Work from the University of Alabama. For his dissertation, he partnered with multiple community-based organizations to assess the effects of youth participating in a creative writing group while adjudicated for their illegal sexual behaviors. Outside of education, Dr. Ellis’ primary role in social work practice has been as a program evaluator. Currently, he partners with Embrace Alabama Kids to provide independent consulting on the evaluation of their Higher Education scholarship program. Dr. Ellis is a poet, partner, parent, and member of the Social Work and the Arts Roundtable.Sarah Donley is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama. She received her PhD in 2014 and her master’s in 2009 in Sociology from Kansas State University. Her teaching and research interests include gender, work and organizations, sexuality, culture and ideology, research methodology, death and dying, and intersectionality. Dr. Donley has a forthcoming edited volume on intersectionality entitled Intersectional Experiences and Marginalized Voices coming out at Routledge in 2024. Dr. Donley’s current research has been published in the Journal of Policy Practice and Research, Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, Deviant Behavior, and Sex Roles.Tina H. Deshotels is a Professor of Sociology and Department Head of Sociology and Political Science at Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama. She received her PhD at Florida State University. Her teaching and research interests include gender, crime, deviance, and theory. Dr. Deshotels is co-author of Gendered Power and Exotic Dance: A Multi-Level Analysis, and Crime and Deviance Understanding Problems and Constructing Solutions where she employs micro, meso, and macro levels of analysis to understand social phenomena.Ashley Anderson is currently completing her Master’s in Social Work at Jacksonville State University. Upon graduation in December of 2023, she plans to obtain her license and begin a career in medical social work.