Naturalization, reciprocity and marks of marital violence: male defendants' perceptions

• Main Authors: Gilvânia Patrícia do Nascimento Paixão (Author), Alvaro Pereira (Author), Nadirlene Pereira Gomes (Author), Anderson Reis de Sousa (Author), Fernanda Matheus Estrela (Author), Ubirajara Ramos Pereira da Silva Filho (Author), Igor Brasil de Araújo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem.
• Subjects: article
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• Notes: 1984-0446; 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0475
• Keywords: Domestic Violence; Intimate Partner Violence; Genre; Masculinities; Public Health; Nursing; RT1-120
• Source: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, Vol 71, Iss 1, Pp 178-184

ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze male criminals' perception about marital violence. Method: An exploratory, descriptive, qualitative study undertaken with 23 men who were criminally prosecuted for marital violence. A multimethod data collection was conducted, with individual interview and focal group techniques combined, between May and December 2015. The data collected were initially categorized using the NVIVO® 11 software program, and then organized using the Collective Subject Discourse method. Results: the collective discourses reveal that, in the male's perception, conjugal violence is inherent in a marital relationships: it is a private, reciprocal problem that leaves body marks. Conclusion: gender dissymmetry as a social construct is evidenced, signaling the need to create spaces for reflection and re-signification of men and women, from a gender perspective.