From violence to domestic violence: conceptions and senses

International Journal of Development Research

Volume: 
10
Article ID: 
16928
7 pages
Research Article

From violence to domestic violence: conceptions and senses

João Diogenes Ferreira dos Santos and Samila da Silva Leite Pita

Abstract: 

This article addresses the issue of violence permeating the their different concepts and the way in which is presented, highlighting the manifestation of this in the home environment. Thus , it aims to discuss the various definitions of violence and its repercussions on society. Violence is a phenomenon that alters its forms of expression from one culture to another, from one historical period to another in the same society, as well as its meaning to the different social groups that experience it. The phenomenon of violence, in recent years, has become one of the central issues of the Brazilian social problem, becoming a constant in the daily life of society. It appears that violence is a phenomenon characterized as a social problem that is independent of culture, class or gender. Sheinterferes with the personal, family and social life of individuals. The concern with its growth in society broadens the discussions and studies aiming at explanations and reflections that identify aspects, contexts and consequences of this phenomenon in current social relations. Thus, the study brings reflections on violence in order to understand its issues , highlighting the dialogue between the aspects that permeate it, such as economic, cultural, political and historical Brazilian and the different manifestations, as specifically , in the domestic environment. To this end, questions are raised about the v iolence, his views and feelings, and the manifestation of this in the household.

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