Intersectional Perspective and Rural Poverty Research: Benefits, Challenges and Policy Implications

Norris, Adele N.; Zajicek, Anna M.; Murphy-Erby, Yvette

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“…There is a mismatch between needs and behavior. When thinking about rurality, we must think about gender and all of the crisscrossing intersections of one's social location, including poverty, age, race, education, broadband Internet access, health literacy, and computer literacy in order to target computer health usage to rural men and women (Norris et al, 2010).…”

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“…Women have until recently lagged behind in technology usage, although they are at the forefront of family caretaking. Rural women have several potential crisscrossing lines of inequality, such as poverty, race and gender (Norris, Zajicek, & Murphy-Erby, 2010) and less Internet access. Understanding these intersections may help us understand the reality of how people use these technologies.…”

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The Intersection of Gender and Place in Online Health Activities

Goldner

Hale

Cotten

et al. 2013

Journal of Health Communication

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This study examines how rurality and gender are related to online health activities. Rural women face greater health risks and yet have access to a weaker health system infrastructure, which has resulted in a health disadvantage. New health information technologies may ameliorate some of these disparities; thus, the authors examine the relevance of gender and place in going online to search for health information, buy medicines, participate in health-related support groups, communicate with physicians, or maintain a personal health record. Analyzing data from the National Cancer Institute's 2007 Health Information National Trends Survey, the authors found that the relations between rurality and gender vary, depending on the specific type of online health activity, and that gender may be a more salient factor than rurality in determining whether individuals engage in particular types of online health activities. This study contributes to the literature by examining how gender and place are related to online health activities, a combined area neglected in past research, and advancing research on gender and technology. This research highlights the importance of expanding high-speed access in rural locations, increasing technological and health literacy, and tailoring the Internet to specific populations.

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The Intersection of Gender and Place in Online Health Activities

Goldner

Hale

Cotten

et al. 2013

Journal of Health Communication

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“…The lack of knowledge about children's lives under such adverse circumstances is problematic in itself, and we fear that this 'invisibility' also delays efforts to help them and make justice for them a reality. We were also not able to do justice to the many issues discussed under the concept of intersectionality, which refers to the intersection of different forms of disadvantage, oppression and discrimination (Norris, Zajicek and Murphy-Erby 2010). Again, we find here very disturbing evidence of how modern welfare states fail children on multiple levels.…”

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A Philosophical Examination of Social Justice and Child Poverty

Schweiger¹,

Graf²

2015

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“…Instead, government agencies responsible for distinct sectors have retained power and trapped communities and regions from being responsive to new opportunities and approaches to regional development that reflects the unique context and qualities of rural regions (Healey, De Magalhaes, Madanipour, & Pendlebury, 2003). In fact, it has been suggested that historical policy approaches have reinforced path-dependency of some rural areas (Norris, Zajicek, & Murphy-Erby, 2010).…”

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“…Future research could also explore other factors that assist regional groups to move toward effective regional approaches (Visser, 2004), as well as the types of expertise and capacities that are gained through regional processes (Hall, 2008). Broader regional approaches to address rural poverty could also be better informed by an understanding of the effectiveness and impacts of different contextual factors that shape transaction and operating costs of regional governance initiatives (Feiock, 2007;Norris et al, 2010).…”

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Opportunities and Challenges to Address Poverty in Rural Regions: A Case Study from Northern BC

Ryser

Halseth

2016

Journal of Poverty

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Despite neo-liberal policies that have been restructuring and regionalizing supports over the past 30 years, most research on rural poverty has been focused at the community level. Exploring regional approaches to address rural poverty is becoming increasingly important as rural organizations have a limited capacity to respond to this complex issue. New regionalism has been one outcome of neo-liberal policies as regions experiment with different institutional structures and relationships to compensate for the government withdrawal of programs. Despite the state's diminished role, however, new regionalism literature has been quite silent about the implications that such shifts have for civil society groups as they work to address rural poverty to allow broader innovations and economic development initiatives to have the greatest impact. Based on a descriptive case study of the Robson Valley in British Columbia, Canada, 22 key informant stakeholder interviews were conducted to explore the implications of new regionalism on regional voluntary sector responses to address rural poverty. Findings suggest that more attention must be paid to strengthen vertical relationships and regional policy imperatives by finding ways to positively construct and maintain regional structures and mechanisms in order to connect stakeholders with a broader range of information, expertise, and resources to address rural poverty.

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Intersectional Perspective and Rural Poverty Research: Benefits, Challenges and Policy Implications

Cited by 22 publications

References 41 publications

The Intersection of Gender and Place in Online Health Activities

The Intersection of Gender and Place in Online Health Activities

A Philosophical Examination of Social Justice and Child Poverty

Opportunities and Challenges to Address Poverty in Rural Regions: A Case Study from Northern BC

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