Citation

Pinto ADC, Meneghel SN, Marques APMK. PSICO 2007; 38(3): 238-245.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Faculdade de Psicologia, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul)

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Abstract

This study is based on gender references, aiming at looking into what men think about domestic violence and what values take part in the process of building the masculine identity in contemporary culture. The work was done through discussion groups consisting of collective transportation workers in the city of Porto Alegre. We worked with three groups, each of 10 voluntary men, all of them married. The first question proposed to the group problematized the reasons of marital violence. Men discussed animatedly, told episodes of their lives, admitted to having abused women, but put the blame on them for that, insisting that it is they, the women, who pick up fights. Then they watched the film Acorda, Raimundo… acorda! [Wake up, Raimundo, Brazil, 1990], which encouraged them to reflect about the construction of masculinity, gender roles and homosocial validation of what being a man means. Some of them reported cases involving violence, fights and unfaithfulness; on the other hand, marital relations based on respect and conflict negotiation were also mentioned. In the end, they assessed positively the activity and suggested that the group go on meeting within the framework of the company. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) (journal abstract)