Social representations and gender violence: a case of indigenous reservation Cañamomo, Lomaprieta, Riosucio Caldas

Abstract

This article presents an analysis of social representations against violence against women in the indigenous reservation Cañamomo Lomaprieta, Riosucio Caldas, is developed from the proposal of Abric (2001), who establishes that these are structurally organized in a central nucleus and peripheral elements and that it is the identification of this structure the basis for analyzing and understanding social representation. The research was carried out under the qualitative paradigm, following a historical hermeneutic approach and a type of study of grounded theory, with 60 women between 20 and 70 years old, belonging to the association of women of the territory. The results of the study indicate four social representations: All forms of gender violence arise from the non-valuation of women in the territory, gender violence is forged in the home, in the face of gender violence against women in the territory it is more opportune to remain silent and women who are permissive with violence are guilty of it.