Intimate Partner Violence and Femicide in Ecuador

Bibliographic Data

ID12875356
AuthorsSantiago Boira Sarto (0000-0001-5073-4465, Universidad de Zaragoza, corresponding author), L Tomás-Aragonés (0000-0001-5891-628X, Universidad de Zaragoza), Nury Rivera
Year2017
Volume13
Issue3
Pages30-47
Publication date2017-07-31
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueQualitative Sociology Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1733-8077 • E-ISSN: 1733-8077
PublisherUniversity of Lodz Press (PUBLISHER • PL)
DOI10.18778/1733-8077.13.3.03
OpenAlexW4205351991
LanguageES
Citations received10
References cited16

This article analyzes intimate partner violence and femicide in Ecuador from an ecological perspective. The qualitative study, involving the participation of 61 individuals, took place in the province of Imbabura and was based on eight interviews with qualified experts and seven focus groups made up of professionals from the field of social and public services. The study comprises: a) the characterization of the dynamic of violence and risk of femicide; b) the analysis of the microsystem in relation to the family, neighbors, and professionals; c) an examination of the institutional response; and d) the assessment of the patriarchal culture, the role of the church, and indigenism. The results point to the permanence of a naturalized, chauvinistic culture, the lack of an effective network of resources to support victims, and a rigid administrative structure. As a consequence, victims have little confidence in public institutions, rates of reporting and prosecuting cases of violence are very low, and there is a perception that the aggressors are able to act with impunity, increasing the risk of severe violence and femicide

Criminology · Domestic violence · Environmental health · Femicide · Focus group · Homicide · Human rights · Impunity · Poison control · Political science · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Law · Medicine · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies

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