Abstract
Research on violence against women in Latin America presents an interesting paradox: while the number of studies is quite small, there also appears to be a sense that research on this topic has been exhausted, despite the lack of any definitive responses to the nature and causes of the problem. This results from the boom in studies with a strong empirical focus, lacking any basis in more general sociological theory. On the other hand, research using social theory tends to ignore the existing mediations between structural arrangements and any individual specific behavior, as well as the interactive nature of domestic violence. Meanwhile, empirical research presents inconsistent results and tends to run into methodological problems such as operational confusion, contradictory findings, and results and recommendations that are too obvious. New research designs must be developed to enrich the field and which are solidly based on the body of conceptual knowledge in social sciences, abandoning designs without theory and those which are merely statistical. Only then will it be possible to imagine the new research questions that the problem of violence requires.
Highlights
Resumen La investigación en torno a la violencia contra las mujeres en América Latina enfrenta una paradoja: el número de investigaciones es sumamente bajo, al mismo tiempo que existe una suerte de agotamiento del tema sin haberse dado aún respuestas definitivas sobre la naturaleza y las causas del problema
En cambio, también con mujeres de origen mexicano pero en el estado de California, encontró que la prevalencia de violencia durante el embarazo es prácticamente igual tanto en California como en Morelos, mientras que la severidad es mayor en Morelos: es decir, la aculturación, en este caso, sí, está sirviendo de factor protector entre las mujeres mexicanas residentes en California (Castro et al, 2001)
Siendo en principio un problema teórico y conceptual, no nos autoriza a incurrir en confusiones operacionales tan evitables como las señaladas
Summary
Como se ha señalado ya, ésta no pretende ser una revisión exhaustiva de la literatura empírica sobre el problema de la violencia contra las mujeres en América Latina. Nuestro análisis se centrará básicamente en los estudios que buscan explorar las causas de la violencia contra las mujeres, esto es, qué factores la producen, y dejaremos de lado los estudios sobre las consecuencias de la misma
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