Return-Path: <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g0H1oF023290; Wed, 16 Jan 2002 20:50:15 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 20:50:15 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <sc45e6e5.066@langate.gsu.edu> Errors-To: alcrsb@langate.gsu.edu Reply-To: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Daphne Greenberg" <alcdgg@langate.gsu.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:1867] discussions about families X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 5.5.6.1 Status: O Content-Length: 1664 Lines: 31 One point that Andrea raises I would like to pose as a possible discussion: How do we discuss families in adult learner classrooms? Here are some possible issues: 1. How do we create comfort and security for all learners so that a discussion of families is inclusive of all types of families: a. opposite sex married couples b. opposite sex unmarried couples c. same sex married couples d. same sex unmarried couples e. single parents 2. How do we create an environment that is safe and secure for adult learners who come from various childhood histories, including the above and: a. adults who don't know their biological parents and therefore can't answer questions that are raised in health literacy discussions about family genetics b. adults who lived in various foster homes c. adults who grew up in dysfunctional/abusive families 3. Where do we find curriculum and materials that are sensitive to all the different types of families and histories? Daphne >>> AWilder106@aol.com 01/15/02 13:04 PM >>> Daphne, Well, that's the problem, we don't have any other categories, we can't even think of them. It's as if the woman is always 9 years old--or 11, or 12, or 13. It's partly a dual thing--the reactions of other people keep the person at the place and time where the rape happened. That's why when I am asked, What was your family like? I don't know which way to go, what truths to tell. What I am really saying is that I think the person who has been raped has to create a NEW PERSONALITY where the rape is integrated. The person has to become healthy through this CREATION. Thanks for your willingness to look at this problem. Andrea
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