Gender-based Violence and Rurality in the 21st Century
Interdisciplinary Approaches
Gender-based violence (GBV) and its relationship to rurality is a challenging topic and this edited collection provides an innovative analysis of GBV in rural communities. The book explores patterns of violence in addition to GBV education and prevention, concluding with best practices to positively affect the lives of survivors.
Gender-based violence (GBV) can take many forms and have detrimental effects across generations and cultures. The triangulation of GBV, rurality and rural culture is a challenging and essential topic and this edited collection provides an innovative analysis of GBV in rural communities.
Focusing on under-studied and/or oppressed groups such as immigrants and LGBT+ people, the book explores new theories on patterns of violence. Giving insights into GBV education and prevention, the text introduces community justice and victim advocacy approaches to tackling issues of GBV in rural areas. From policy review into actionable change, the editors examine best practices to positively affect the lives of survivors.
Ziwei Qi is Assistant Professor at Fort Hays State University and co-founder of the Center for Empowering Victims of Domestic Violence (CEVGV).
April N. Terry is Associate Professor at Fort Hays State University and a licensed master’s level psychologist. She also serves on the Kansas Advisory Group on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
Tamara J. Lynn is Associate Professor at Fort Hays State University and co-founder of CEVGV. She also serves as Executive Council President of the National De-escalation Training Center.
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