COUV ACTES - Psychologie communautaire

Community Psychology: Common Values, Diverse PracticesExploring dimensions of masculine subjectivity, violence andgender equality in a group of men who exercise violence in theiraffective relationshipsby Adriano Beiras 1 & Leonor M Cantera 2Making the masculine subjectivity into a research, problematization and intervention subject is a relatively recentevent. Its visibility is important for the increase of efficacious actions; following the considerations achieved in theUnited Nations Conferences (Cairo, 1994 and Beijing, 1995) – in terms of intervention and public policies relatedto violence. The objective of this study is to explore the relationship between the process of subjectivity,masculinities and violence; and reflecting the construction and deconstruction process for men who exerciseviolence in their affective relationships in contexts of group intervention. It also aims to interject a critical view onthe discursive practices that subjectify them and influence the laws and assistance programs directed to thesesubjects. The methodology is participatory; the method being used is qualitative. It is conducted throughparticipant observation and in-depth semi-structured interviews. The investigation was performed throughparticipating observation and interviews with men who participate in a rehabilitation group for men who haveexercised violence in their affective relationships. These reflexive and therapy groups are conducted weekly andcoordinated by psychologists. Interventions will occur through therapeutic conversations or dynamic previouslydeveloped. The analysis of the data had been obtained utilizing Anglo-Saxon discourse analysis (ideological andrhetorical analysis) and dialogue with the theories which base this investigation (masculinity, queer theory,performativity, subjectivity studies, feminist theories, discursive psychology, social constructionism).As initialresults, we can say that the group has given the participants a greater contact with their emotions, theunderstanding of violence as a process, alternative mechanisms for containing violence, deconstruction ofidealizations and essential, asking themselves for the traditional gender’s roles, contact with their ownvulnerability. In other words, giving to them the first steps for the construction of subjectivity that help themintegrate the complexity and diversity of humankind and to cease violence. The reflexive deepening and resultanalysis in process in these questions it will contribute through the betterment of assistance public policies andthe possible refinement of legislations about violence.1PhD Student in Social Psychology at Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain. MAE-AECID Scholarship Program. Email:adrianobe@gmail.com2Professor at Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain. Email: leonor.cantera@uab.es167