Social Representations Of Violence Against Rural Women: Unveiling Senses In Multiple Views

Authors

  • Marta Cocco Costa Federal University of Santa Maria; Campus Palmeira das Missões
  • Marta Julia Marques Lopes Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
  • Joannie dos Santos Fachinelli Soares Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-623420140000200003

Abstract

We analyze the social representations of violence against women from the perspective of city managers, professionals and health workers in rural settings of the southern half of Rio Grande do Sul. The study has a qualitative approach and adds a theoretical/methodological perspective of social representations. The data were generated by means of the associative method, question-stimulus of words and expressions emergence. The analysis of word association was performed with EVOC software, considering frequency and order of association with inducing terms. Participants recognize violence against women as gender destination that induces consent, resignation, guilt and fear, and results in naturalization and trivialization of this social phenomenon. We highlight the need to produce ruptures in established and traditional forms of health care, in the conservative and stereotypical views of violence, favoring access to friendly service and avoiding the reproduction of gender inequalities.


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Published

2014-04-01

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Social Representations Of Violence Against Rural Women: Unveiling Senses In Multiple Views . (2014). Revista Da Escola De Enfermagem Da USP, 48(2), 213-221. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-623420140000200003