Author(s): Estrela,Fernanda Matheus ; Gomes,Nadirlene Pereira ; Silva,Andrey Ferreira da ; Carvalho,Milca Ramaiane da Silva ; Magalhães,Júlia Renata Fernandes de ; Pereira,Álvaro ; Silva,Evaldo Almeida da
Date: 2020
Origin: Oasisbr
Subject(s): Gender-Based Violence; Masculinity; Education; Men; Culturally Appropriate Technology
ABSTRACT Objectives: to discover what were the contributions of the Reflexive Group from the perspective of men being sued by marital violence, who participated in a social technology. Methods: qualitative study, resulting from the evaluation stage of an action-research, based on the perspective of Critical Freedom and carried out with 44 men who were being sued in the Peace at Home Courts, in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Results: the discourses of men being sued for marital violence showed that the reflections enabled them to share their experiences; understand their attitudes as disrespectful, violent, and liable in criminal courts; elaborate of strategies for a harmonious marital life; and become multipliers as a result of their willingness to socialize the information and knowledge that emerged from their group. Conclusions: the study presents a successful experience of the participation of men in reflexive groups and is a precedent for the validation of this social technology.
