Citation

Billand J, Paiva VSF. Cien. Saude Colet. 2017; 22(9): 2979-2988.

Vernacular Title

Desconstruindo expectativas de gênero a partir de uma posição minoritária: como dialogar com homens autores de violência contra mulheres?

Affiliation

Departamento de Medicina Preventiva, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo. Av. Prof Mello Moares 1721, Cidade Universitária. 05508-900 São Paulo SP Brasil. jbilland@yahoo.fr.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Associacao Brasileira de Pos-Graduacao em Saude Coletiva)

DOI

10.1590/1413-81232017229.13742016

PMID

28954149

Abstract

This article discusses limits and possibilities of the practice of a reflection group together with male perpetrators of violence against women. It is based on an ethnographic study, which included participant observation and interviews with the facilitators of a group held in a feminist non-governmental organization in partnership with the criminal justice system. Starting with the discussion of an emblematic scene, we argue in favor of this dialogue process as an alternative that could expand the limits of the judiciary approach. In order to enter into a dialogue with the peer group, the facilitators must consider the minority position of feminist viewpoints in the field of masculinity. This step alone makes it possible to cooperate with the participants such that, as they spontaneously and genuinely share their experiences, they come to acknowledge the inadequacy of their expectations regarding women. This way, a dynamic of care takes place between men, which is conducive to the mitigation of violence and serves as a complement to the promotion of gender equality.

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