So What, Now What? Using Social Media Activism to Inform Power-Conscious Prevention of Gender-Based Violence

<p>We will not end gender-based violence by responding to it. Experts and national organizations agree that effective primary prevention programs are essential to stopping harmful behaviors before they start (DeGue et al, 2014; American College Health Association, 2016; American College Health Association, 2018; Townsend, 2017; Schneider & Hirsch, 2018; McMahon et al, 2019), so much so that primary prevention to address gender-based violence on college campuses has been mandated by state and federal policy (SB 19-007, 2019; Institutional Security Policies and Crime Statistics, 2020). In order to be effective, primary prevention programs should be tailored to the community in which they will be implemented (Banyard, 2011; Banyard, 2013; Banyard, 2014; Townsend, 2017; American College Health Association, 2018). Addressing the root cause of gender-based violence perpetration (power) is essential to developing an effective primary prevention curriculum (Harris, 2017; Hong, 2017; Linder, 2018). One university sought out to develop a comprehensive prevention program to address the root cause of GBV perpetration. Therefore, the purpose of this doctoral research project was to uncover: What is the nature of gender-based violence perpetration at Downtown University?</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Ed.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation in Practice

Year dc:date.available

2021

Author dc:creator

• Thyrring, Andrea R.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Paul Michalec
• Sarah Hurtado
• Floyd Cobb

• Campus programs
• Gender violence
• Prevention
• Primary prevention
• Sexual violence
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Education
• Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
• Other Education
• Other Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
• Social Control, Law, Crime, and Deviance

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• <p>Copyright is held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.</p>

Language dc:language

en

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/1995

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.du.edu:etd-2997