Elements which precipitate conjugal violence: the discourse of men in criminal prosecution

Abstract

Objective: Unveiling the precipitating elements of conjugal violence based on the discourse of men undergoing criminal prosecution. Method: This is a qualitative study developed in a Domestic Violence and Family Violence Campaign against Women from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Results: We interviewed 23 men. The following central ideas emerged: children and family interference; change in woman’s behavior; feeling of ownership; discovery of extramarital affairs of women; absence of marital sexual intercourse; and use of alcohol and other drugs by men. Conclusion: Several elements precipitate marital violence according to the mens’ discourse. Knowing these elements can subsidize actions for preventing the phenomenon, especially from implementing peaceful conflict resolution strategies.

correlação entre o abuso do álcool e a Violência por Parceiro Intimo (VPI)

“…Apontou-se também que o consumo de álcool ou de outras drogas (38.4%), pelo agressor apareceu como o principal comportamento de risco nessa situação. Lírio et al (2019) apontam que não apenas o uso de drogas lícitas como o álcool, mas também o uso de drogas ilícitas, corroboram para o início da violência conjugal. Os maridos afirmam que ao consumir essas substâncias perdem o controle de si, sendo o álcool, portanto, um elemento precipitador no contexto de violência por parceiro íntimo.…”

Violência contra as mulheres na prática de enfermeiras da atenção primária à saúde

“…22 Violence in the practice of nurses Silva VG, Ribeiro PM In the field of education, the need to work with children and adolescents is also highlighted, so that they can learn new models of relationships, which aim at promoting equality between the gender, getting rid of the stereotypes that have been historically built, thus breaking with the current paradigms. 20,24 Recently, in 2019, Law 11340/2006 (Maria da Penha Law) was changed to Law 13.827/2019, 25 being considered an imported legal landmark in the confrontation of the violence against women, which already has, at least, four changes, being them: permission to the delegates of the power to determine the application of protective measure of urgency to the victims when the municipalities are not the seat of judicial district; permission, also, to the police to apply the protective measure, if there is no delegate available at the time of denunciation. In both cases, the judge must be informed within 24 hours; provision must be made for the seizure of the firearm held by the aggressor in cases of domestic violence; it has also established that the aggressors must be reimbursed for hospital and protective expenses paid to assist women victims of violence.…”

Social attributes of the male that incite the violence by intimate partner

“…Patriarchal society attributes to man the authority not only over the woman but also over the children, which refers to the position of the family head, another construct of masculinity. Another national study also showed control over the education of children and the imposition of norms on the partner's behavior as elements that incite conjugal violence (22) . It is worth noting that women who leave the position of subordination, traditionally intended for them, tend to be punished through violent acts, in some cases, even being killed (23) .…”

“…masculinity (35) . For many men, marital betrayal is perceived not only as a male instinct, but also as a provider's right, and therefore, extramarital relationships are considered natural (22,36) . Since women are given the place of permissiveness (37) , the nonacceptance of marital betrayals catalyzes situations of violence in the conjugal sphere (38) .…”