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 LGBTQIA+ 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.
Table of Contents:
1. Understanding Rurality and Gender-based Violence - Ziwei Qi, April N. Terry & Tamara J. Lynn
Part I: Rurality and Gender-based Violence
2. What is 'Rural', Anyway? - Millan Alexander AbiNader
3. Gender Blindness for At-risk Girls in Rural Communities - April N. Terry, L. Susan Williams, Mari Esther-Edwards & Kelli Grant
4. ‘Raise Your Hand If…’ Teen Dating Violence Prevention in Rural Secondary Schools - Kaiti Blackburn, Christie Brungardt, Jennifer Farrington & Rachel Moravek
5. College Students’ Perceptions of Interpersonal Violence - Madison Bainter, Abigail Hammeke, Joshua McDowell & Tamara J. Lynn
Part II: Beyond the Rural/Urban Divide: Critical Issues in Gender-based Violence
6. 'Trying to Avoid Coyotes': The Nexus of Rurality, Violence, and Inequality - Amy M. Magnus
7. Comparing Characteristics of Rural and Urban Intimate Partner Violence Against Women - Nicholas J. Richardson, Samuel J.A. Scaggs, Camara Wooten & Kelle Barrick
8. Urban and Rural Media Reporting on Violence Against Transgender People - Lisa M. Olson, Marc Settembrino, Sam Allen & Megan Howard
9. Religious Responses for Rural Sexual Assault Survivors - April N. Terry
Part III: Access to Rural Justice: Economic Consequences and Policy Implications
10. The Needs of Intimate Partner Violence Victims in Rural America - Ziwei Qi, Cristina Jimenez, Viviana Lizarraga & Brandi Hanson
11. ‘Nowhere to Go’: Intimate Violence and Opioid Use in Rural Vermont - Rebecca Stone, Nafisa Halim, Julia K. Campbell, Diane Kinney & Emily F. Rothman
12. Rural Rape Crisis Centres and Extreme Financial Deprivation - Anne Kirkner
13. Gender-based Violence Against New Immigrants - Carly E. McPeak & Valerie K. Sprout
14. Understanding Gender-based Violence and Rurality: Conclusion and Future Implications - Ziwei Qi, April N. Terry & Tamara J. Lynn
About the Author :
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.
Review :
"I can think of no more important issue associated with safety and security of rural peoples and rural communities than gender-based violence. This book is an important contribution to the examination of violence against rural women." Joseph F. Donnermeyer, Ohio State University
"This collection debunks the still-popular myth that crime, including gender-based violence, is largely an urban problem. It provides an empirically based overview of GBV in rural communities that challenges readers to rethink the rural idyllic stereotype while recognizing the complexity and diversity of victims' experiences in rural places." Claire M. Renzetti, University of Kentucky
