Abstract

BAUTISTA C., Nelly Patricia. From victim to victimizer: women in parenting. Divers.: Perspect. Psicol. [online]. 2016, vol.12, n.1, pp.83-96. ISSN 1794-9998.  https://doi.org/10.15332/s1794-9998.2016.0001.06.

This article seeks to problematize current views on women who are victims of violence, poverty and exclusion. Mothers learn these behaviors from diverse systems, from the macrosystem to the microsystem, which are perceived to be loaded with violence and exclusion; and they replicate these behaviors on their children. The study was based on Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory, taking a systemic approach to the problem and analyzed from authors such as Colombo, Martin-Baró, Foucault and Wernicke, among others. After recognizing the socio-demographic characteristics and interpersonal relationships, a correlation was established between being a victim of violence and the shaping of psychological characteristics observed in women, who transition from being victims to victimizers, to the detriment of their children. This suggests that violence is perpetuated in a spiral, which it is regarded as natural in different social environments. A difference between women of urban areas and displaced from the rural areas was found in the use of services provided by institutions and the relationship with others, the latter being more suspicious and prevented.

Keywords : Ecological theory; systemic approach; violence; displacement; exclusion; social inequality; child abuse.

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