Representação social da violência contra as mulheres: revisão sistemática dos estudos no Brasil

Abstract

The relevance of the Theory of Social Representations in the field of Psychology is indisputable, because it allows the analysis of socially relevant phenomena. This paper presents the results of a systematic review on violence against women from social representations. The survey was carried out in the CAPES portal for dissertations and theses, and BVS-Psicologia and MEDLINE platforms for scientific articles. The analyzes carried out in these universes were supported by the texts of the abstracts of dissertations and theses, and the complete texts of the articles available on the chosen platforms, restricted to the production from the period from 2013 to 2016. The readings made allow to endorse that studies on violence against women are rarely based on the Theory of Social Representations, and a very small volume of production was found in the area of outstanding knowledge, which was Psychology.We understand that issues related to the phenomenon of violence against women can be discussed, given the importance of the social representations of women in situations of violence, of aggressive men, of professionals, among other actors that make up the network to combat violence against women.