Meaning production in a reflexive group for men perpetrators of violence
male perpetrators of violence, reflexive group, meaning production, gender, violence against woman.
This research aim analyze the production of meaning about gender and violence against woman, by professionals and by men involved in a reflexive group for perpetrators of violence against woman, in the city of Natal/RN. For this purpose, was realized a participant observation during 10 sessions, with field diaries notes. In a second moment were made semi-structured interviews with 2 men and 2 members of the facilitating group. The data was analyzed based in social constructionism perspective. The discursive repertoires about gender relations and violence against woman reveal that is common the men reinforce stereotyped, naturalized and essencialist models of masculinity-feminility. Different meanings were produced by facilitators: mean gender relations similar to feminist theories, emphasizing the quality of gender constructions being socially and proceduraly produced. Although this difference, some institutions in common permeate the production of this meanings, as religion, family and, more recently, justice institution. About this latest, reveals different meanings to their members: sometimes as punishment or injustice – to the men –, sometimes as a space for reflection and desconstruction of social norms – to facilitators. The field and interviews date revealed difficulties coming from different orders, as much as operational/methodological, institutional/bureaucratic, but, above all, of relational/affectional order, in other words, the rapport obtained with these men was sustained by fragile "judicial accord". In general, the group demonstrate be permeable environment of production, circulation and updating discursive repertoires, although, these discursive displacements won’t happen in a homogenous way, neither without difficults and tensions. Therefore, new studies approaching interaction and relation aspects are required to qualify these interventions.