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Percepción sobre la violencia de género según el nivel educativo y el género
2014
El presente estudio tiene como objetivo comparar diferentes variables relacionadas con la violencia de género entre estudiantes universitarios y de otros niveles educativos y el género. La muestra está formada por 247 estudiantes. Los resultados apuntan diferencias estadísticamente significativas en función del nivel educativo en las variables percepción de los tipos de maltrato, aprobación de la violencia y tolerancia de conductas de riesgo, entre otras. La percepción de los estudiantes no universitarios frente a los universitarios los coloca en una situación de mayor riesgo ante la misma. Con respecto al género las diferencias se dan en algunas formas de actuar y en la percepción de los t…
Gender violence in migration: Voices of migrant women in Sicily
2015
Migrant women constitute a growing reality in Italy, also with reference to violence among family members. In particular, violence endured by the foreign female takes on a character of ‘dual violence,’ the violence experienced within the relationship is supplemented by the violence from the social context, which often isolates her, or even expels her following her ‘coming out into the open.’ The article presents extensive reflections emerging from the results of research carried out in 2012 in Sicily, aiming to explore the experience and perception of family violence and the possible influence of the migratory experience on changes in the forms and implications of family violence. The refle…
Violenza di prossimità
2013
The essay reflects on the effects that the loss of power on the part of the male gender determines today in male-female relationships. Il saggio riflette sugli effetti che la perdita di potere maschile nell'ambito pubblico, determina oggi una sorta di revanche da parte defli stessi all'interno delle relazioni uomo-donna
La evaluación del “Programa de Prevención de la Violencia Estructural en la Familia y en los Centros Escolares” = The evaluation of “Families and Sch…
2014
We present an evaluative study about Families and Schools Structural Violence Prevention Program (FSSVPP), a Scholar Mediation experience that it was implemented in some centres of Secondary School into the Community of Valencia in Spain. In this work, it is used complementary techniques in the information getting process, data analysis and results interpretation. The aim of it, is to find out how was implemented the program in order to make decisions that improve its future editions. The most important conclusions show us that: a) the necessity of this sort of programs in the educational and social context; b) the fundamental supporting of all scholar community in the going on in this kind…
Crimini contro le donne. Storie di violenza nel Mezzogiorno medievale
2021
Il contributo si propone, attraverso lo studio della documentazione edita ed inedita del Mezzogiorno peninsulare e insulare, di mettere a fuoco la violenza perpetrata contro le donne in contesti sia urbani sia rurali nel tardo Medioevo. Il ricorso alla violenza appare frequente soprattutto nei casi di tradimento e concubinato che vedono implicati anche altri membri delle famiglie coinvolte. La violenza coniugale, con varie sfaccettature, è presente in buona parte della documentazione esaminata: una violenza spesso accettata socialmente, a cui le donne seppero in alcuni casi reagire, rivolgendosi alla giustizia. I privilegi reali, infine, illustrano la posizione indulgente dell’autorità regi…
Violence as a Subject of Social Science I The Specificity of Political Violence
2021
In contrast to the world's uniformity all types of violence are observed: urban violence, in poor countries where conflicts are incomprehensible from outside, violence which surface is religious in countries of Muslim tradition, fundamentalist violence, nationalist, racist; violence in the world system which accepts the growing difference between poor and rich. Judiciary violence in executions in States that seem the principal warrantors of social peace. There is violence throughout the globe and under surveillance by the great power. It could be said that the global system tolerates a certain “reserve of violence” and obtains certain profits, as well as the economy tolerates certain extent…
The Relationship Between Internalized Homophobia and Intimate Partner Violence in Same-Sex Relationships: A Meta-Analysis
2018
A meta-analysis was conducted to investigate the association between internalized homophobia and intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration and victimization in same-sex relationships. The literature search and the application of the inclusion criteria made it possible to identify 10 studies, 2 of which were excluded due to missing data. Therefore, eight studies were finally included in the meta-analysis. The results showed positive and statistically significant associations between internalized homophobia and IPV perpetration and victimization, indicating that higher levels of internalized homophobia were related to higher levels of IPV. Specifically, the pooled effect size for the relat…
Intimate partner violence in older women in Spain: prevalence, health consequences, and service utilization.
2013
The purpose of this study is to estimate the prevalence of lifetime intimate partner violence (IPV) in older women and to analyze its effect on women"s health and Healthcare Services utilization. Women aged 55 years and over (1,676) randomly sampled from Primary Healthcare Services around Spain were included. Lifetime IPV prevalence, types, and duration were calculated. Descriptive and multivariate procedures using logistic and multiple lineal regression models were used. Of the women studied, 29.4% experienced IPV with an average duration of 21 years. Regardless of the type of IPV experienced, abused women showed significantly poorer health and higher healthcare services utilization compar…
Effectiveness of a screening program for HBV, HCV, and HIV infections in African migrants to Sicily
2021
BACKGROUND Migrants from Africa are vulnerable to viral infections during their journey. METHODS Migrants who arrived in western Sicily were offered early screening for hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. A questionnaire was administered to evaluate risk factors, and antiviral therapy was offered to subjects with active infection. A multiple regression analysis and adjusted odds ratio were obtained to evaluate risk factors. RESULTS Overall, 2,639 of 2,751 (95.9%) migrants who arrived between 2015 and 2017 accepted screening and 1,911 (72.4%) completed the questionnaire. HBsAg was positive in 257 (9.7%) migrants, 24 (0.9%) were …
Estudio longitudinal del impacto de la violencia de pareja sobre la salud física y el sistema inmune de las mujeres
2009
Introducción: Diversos estudios transversales han demostrado el impacto negativo quela violencia de pareja tiene en la salud mental, en la salud física y en el funcionamientode los sistemas fisiológicos de las mujeres. Si bien, han sido pocos los estudioslongitudinales realizados para establecer la evolución de dicho impacto en la salud delas mujeres a lo largo del tiempo. Objetivos: En este estudio se pretendió, en primerlugar, determinar la evolución del estado de salud física y del funcionamiento delsistema inmune de las mujeres víctimas de violencia de pareja y, en segundo lugar,establecer los factores personales y sociales que contribuyen a la recuperación de lasalud o la perjudican. M…