Intimate Partner Violence in Vulnerable Contexts: A Case Study

Carmen Mañas, María A. Martínez () and Francisca Burgueño
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Carmen Mañas: Facultad de Educación, Universidad de Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain
María A. Martínez: Facultad de Educación, Universidad de Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain
Francisca Burgueño: Facultad de Carreras Medicas, Universidad de Cuenca, Cuenca 16001, Ecuador

Societies, 2023, vol. 13, issue 3, 1-17

Abstract: A case study of domestic abuse is presented from the perspective of the socio-structural basis of gender violence. The research analyzes gender violence based on the accounts of a group of 30 women who have suffered abuse and have filed reports at the Judicial Unit for victims of domestic violence in the city of Cuenca (Ecuador). Survivors agreed to express their voices and experiences voluntarily and in a natural context. The results demonstrate, on one hand, the enormous weight of social pressure and stereotypes, with the resulting fear, guilt, and sense of helplessness. On the other hand, the guarantees of safety and assistance from the institutions that should protect them have not always been within reach, nor have they been sufficient.

Keywords: intimate partner violence; vulnerable contexts; the construction of difference; microaggressions; qualitative research; voices and narratives (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A13 A14 P P0 P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 Z1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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