NÓBREGA, V. K. M. Representações sociais do comportamento agressivo do homem sob a ótica da mulher em situação de violência [Social representations of men’s aggressive behavior from the perspective of women in situations of violence]. 172 p. Master’s Dissertation – UFRN. Natal (RN). 2011.
Available at: https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/14749
Abstract: We aim to understand the social representations of men’s aggressive behavior from the perspective of women in situations of domestic violence. This is a descriptive, exploratory and representational study, whose methodological approach falls into the qualitative category. We chose the Reference Center for Citizen Women (CRMC), Natal / RN as the scenario for our study. The criteria for selection of participants were women who lived, or who live, in situations of domestic violence, with affective or relationship bonding with the assailant, in psychological and emotional positions appropriate to the reality; that are being protected or assisted by the service listed above; whose aggressor is male. We adopted as data collection instruments: questionnaire, Drawing-and-Story Procedure (D-E) and a field diary. For analysis of textual data, we decided to use the ALCESTE software package conjugated to editing analyze and initial reading. Twenty women who were victims of domestic violence were investigated; the authors of the attacks were their husbands/partners. We identified, from the respondents, that 70% (n = 14) of men with aggressive behavior also had a family history of violence and fragile family relationships. Concerning the physical and emotional condition of the assailant at the time of violence, 50% (n = 10) of these men, regardless of whether they used alcohol, often had quarrelsome and/or nervous behavior, or an impatient and unpredictable mood facing a setback, worry or annoyance. Regarding the nature of violence, we observed that women were victims of all types of violence; however, psychological violence prevailed in 100% of cases. The corpus “Men” has three classes, the focuses of which are, respectively: resignation, denunciation and violence/aggression. It is further possible to categorize them as: Category 1: The imprisonment of women; Category 2: Violence and its meanings; Category 3: Breaking the violent cycle. We show that the social representations of men’s aggressive behavior, from the women in situations of violence, are anchored in the social roles of men in family and society, becoming a dominant model of masculinity. It is aimed, on the one hand, from the reproduction of what is already known and/or experienced by male aggressors in the family, as repetitions of behavior. They also present as a state of illness, addiction or psychopathy.