Abstract
Objective:to understand the phenomenon of marital violence based on the experience of women in judicial process and network professionals.Method:a qualitative study, with theoretical-methodological support in grounded theory. Data collection took place in two regional Courts for Peace in the Home in a municipality of the Brazilian Northeast. Interviews were conducted with 38 participants, who composed two sample groups: women in situations of violence and network professionals.Results:the understanding of marital violence emerged for the phenomenon “Experiencing marital violence as a progressive and cyclical process, with repercussions for health and implications for social relations”.Conclusion:in recognizing marital violence as a recurring problem in the life of women, with implications for their own health and that of their children, the study points to the relevance of coping strategies based on institutional and social support.
Highlights
With roots in gender inequality, marital violence has been experienced for many years, constituting itself as a public health problem
This reality was evidenced in our country, as a study that investigated the distribution of conjugal violence across Brazilian states found that reported cases almost tripled between 2009 and 2014, with a significant increase in cases in the Southeast, South and Midwest[6]
As a method that aims to understand how social beings deal with their experiences[11], grounded theory allowed us to point out that women experience a daily cycle of conjugal violence in a cyclical way
Summary
With roots in gender inequality, marital violence has been experienced for many years, constituting itself as a public health problem. The different attributes, taken as inherent in men or women, derive from the social-historical construction that determines gender inequality, legitimating female inferiority and male social and sexual superiority[2]. These asymmetries favor abusive intimate relationships, leaving women prone to violence in conjugality[3], as well as to remaining for years in this relationship[4]. This reality was evidenced in our country, as a study that investigated the distribution of conjugal violence across Brazilian states found that reported cases almost tripled between 2009 and 2014, with a significant increase in cases in the Southeast, South and Midwest[6]
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