Gender Violence in Poverty Contexts - 9781138690783

Taylor & Francis

Gender Violence in Poverty ContextsThe educational challenge\nAuthor(s): Jenny Parkes\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138690783, 978-1138690783\nSynopsis\nThis book is concerned with understanding the complex ways in which gender violence and poverty impact on young peoples lives, and the potential for education to challenge violence. \n\nAlthough there has been a recent expansion of research on gender violence and schooling, the field of research that brings together thinking on gender violence, poverty and education is in its infancy. This book sets out to establish this new field by offering innovative research insights into the nature of violence affecting children and young people; the sources of violence, including the relationship with poverty and inequality; the effects of violence on young subjectivities; and the educational challenge of how to counter violence. \n\nAuthors address three interrelated a.