This article presents the configuration of the social network of women living in domestic violence situations in a city in the metropolitan region of São Paulo, Brazil. Interviews were conducted with 9 women and 8 professionals, in addition to observation in three institutions which constitute the network for protection of women. The analysis was underpinned by the theoretical assumptions of social networks. Results show that violence inflicted upon women by their partners make them unable to establish and maintain social bonds, and thus face isolation and ostracism. Professionals and institutions can play a vital role for getting women out of the cycle of violence provided that care networks and services are well organized. Further studies of social networks, focusing on the nature of the links and exchanges among actors may contribute to acquiring knowledge about the relationship dynamics in situation of violence.
Palavras-chave: masculinidades, gênero, violência contra a mulher, homens autores de violência, grupos reflexivos, Lei Maria da Penha. PRATES, P.L. A pena que vale a pena: alcances e limites de grupos reflexivos para homens autores de violência contra a mulher./ A sentence that it's worth: scope and limits of discussion groups for men who commit violence against women. 2013. [Thesis]
Introduction: Violence against women has been considered a violation of human rights and an important public health problem concerning both care and gender relationships that involve the phenomenon. After this acknowledgement, centers to care for women subjects of violence were created within public policies, comprising shelters for women at risk and victims of intimate partner violence. Objective: To describe the sociodemographic and psychosocial aspects of users of one shelter in the city of Sao Paulo. Method: Quantitative and qualitative study performed by reviewing records of the shelter. Were collected sociodemographic, violence and health-related data and sheltering aspects of 72 women seen in the period between 2001 and 2005. Results: Violence comprises all age ranges (17 to 46 years) and duration of relationship. Educational level was predominantly elementary school level. Out of the total, 66.7% of the women maintained stable relationships, which pointed towards higher incidence of domestic violence perpetrated at home and by intimate partner. When they first came to the shelter, 40.3% of the women were housewives. The most frequently reported types of violence were physical, psychological and sexual. 86.1% of the women received legal support, comprising 43.5% criminal lawsuits, 5% family court matters and 46.5% combined matters. The most frequently required heath treatment was psychological. After joining the shelter, 51.4% of the women started a new life and/or went back to their families and 27.8% made up with their former spouse. Women that started a new life presented appropriate interpersonal relationship, compliance with the shelter proposal and good conditions to be unsheltered. Most women who made up with former spouses did not comply with the shelter proposal and had no conditions to be unsheltered. The reasons for making up with former spouses seem to be related with a concept of feminineness that stresses the subjectivity of women. Closing Remarks: The data point out the complexity of violence and suggest the existence of conditions of different orders involved in the decision of the women about their destination. Postshelter accompanying and training and supervision for the teams are essential in this type of center. The shelter should also be part of women-oriented public policies that promote autonomy.
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