Violence against Amazon women

Authors

  • Vera Lúcia de Azevedo Lima Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
  • Maria de Lourdes de Souza Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
  • Marisa Monticelli Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
  • Marília de Fátima Vieira de Oliveira Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
  • Carlos Benedito Marinho de Souza Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
  • Carlos Alberto Leal da Costa Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
  • Odaléa Maria Brüggemann Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692009000600007

Keywords:

violence, women, communications media

Abstract

This quantitative and exploratory study analyzed violence against Amazon women presented in print media according to type and severity, and whether aggressors fell under the Maria da Penha law. A total of 181 issues of a regional newspaper were consulted. Based on content analysis, 164 items addressing violence against women were selected and 46 were included in the corpus of analysis. Results were gathered in three thematic groups: women killed with cruelty, sexual violence against women regardless of age, and violence against women and the limitations of the Maria da Penha law. Violence against these women varied in terms of form and severity, including up to homicide. Women are submitted to sexual violence from childhood through adulthood. The enforcement of this law shows the community it has a means to cope with this social phenomenon.

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Published

2009-12-01

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 6 (2009)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Violence against Amazon women. (2009). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 17(6), 968-973. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692009000600007