087. Clutch Your Pearls & Think of New England

Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse

"Safe sex" in romance novels with Dame Jodie Slaughter, part 2. We'll finish discussing the research published in 2000 about if reading romance impacts condom usage, and then I'll share some Twitter poll results from the community about condom usage in the last contemporary romance they read, as well as some results on where folks learned information about safe sex - what's your guess on how many were impacted by media including romance novels?

Jodie and I brainstorm some ways to incorporate less commonly covered aspects of safe sex and sexual health in romance novels. Plus, how do WASPs teach sex education?

If you haven't listened to episode 086, you probably want to take a listen to part 1 of this conversation before diving in.

Episode 086:

Show Notes:

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Guest: Jodie Slaughter

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Research discussed:

LOVE MEANS NEVER HAVING TO BE CAREFUL: The Relationship Between Reading Romance Novels and Safe Sex Behavior

Amanda B. Diekman, Wendi L. Gardner, Mary McDonald

Twitter Polls:

Safe Sex in last contemporary romance novel you read

Sources of sex education

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