{"product_id":"the-age-of-consent-by-kate-gleeson-9781760800314","title":"The Age of Consent","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Age of Consent\u003c\/em\u003e challenges received mainstream and scholarly ideas about how and why child abuse occurs and offers fresh ideas about understanding how we can enhance young people's agency. It suggests that by ensuring they have an opportunity to grow up developing their own voices and identities, free from adult coercion, we can make a difference to their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe purpose of this edited collection is to bring interdisciplinary research around the high-profile subject of child sexual abuse and examine why public concern and awareness are often diverted away from the real issues at stake. It challenges the notion that 'sexting' and online pornography play a key role in grooming young people for abuse. Additionally, it empirically examines the evidence for the cycle-of-abuse theory, explores why young people so often fail to speak out, and considers the role that legal and media discourses play in framing the way we understand child sexual abuse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48147882017004,"sku":"9781760800314","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781760800314-the-age-of-consent.jpg?v=1786452257","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-age-of-consent-by-kate-gleeson-9781760800314","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}