United StatesDevon Brooks, PhD, MSW, is Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs—and former Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs—at the Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work at the University of Southern California. His early scholarship focused on child welfare services, policy, and outcomes, with an emphasis on foster care and adoption.Over the past few years, his scholarly interests have expanded beyond child welfare. He is currently engaged in research and training related to workforce development, particularly the development of intercultural competence and technology competence among human services professionals. His most recent funded research involved the development and evaluation of a national web-based training curriculum designed to enhance specialized mental health competence and capacity among child welfare and mental health professionals, organizations, and systems.
Women’s voices have been silenced throughout history. Nowhere is this more evident than in malevolent groups, also known as “cults,” in which women and girls are exploited and forced into submission for the pleasure of
This article analyzes women’s relationship attitudes in post–Open Door China, exploring monogamy, patriarchy, and the relevance of coercive control in intimate and cultural contexts.
