Sentidos e significados atribuídos por mulheres vítimas de múltiplas violências

Abstract

This investigation is an empirical, qualitative research, linked to the “Educação, Sociedade e Cultura” research line, of the “Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação” (PPGE), of the “Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás”, based on the dialectical historical materialism method. The method contribution was the premise and product; tool and support in the analysis of the research participants' speach. The collection of information took place through semi-structured interviews with women victims of spousal violence. The systematization and analysis were based on the methodological procedures of its meaning. The general objective of the research was to understand how education and public policies could be contributions in fight against spousal violence. The specific objectives were: to analyze on violence against women in Brazilian scientific postgraduate programs writings in Education; contribute to the discussion and reflection on education, organized civil society and public policies related to the issue of multiple violence suffered by women, expanding to the collection on the investigation of this theme in Goiás society; understand the senses and meanings attributed by women to the multiple violence they were victims of; subsidize social people who work with the issue of violence against women. The results revealed that the women interviewed in this research are aware of the Maria da Penha Law, which importance was essential to know how to use it in self-defense, in cases that they were assaulted by their partners. It was found that women consider education as an important resource in overcoming multiple violence that women are victims, thus pointing out that it is important to have content in schools that deal with violence against women. In this point of view, having knowledge of the Maria da Penha Law and other legal provisions would promote the prevention of many violence types. In this way, the school can also be a space for a debate about it, aiming to form reflexive and active citizens and citizens in the equality treatment between men and women, deconstructing a patriarchal, sexist and sexist culture.