Acohol abuse and domestic violence from a gender perspective / Abuso de alcohol y violencia doméstica desde una perspectiva de género
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https://doi.org/10.21134/haaj.v5i2.114Keywords:
Alcoholismo, mujer, violencia de género, violencia doméstica. / Keywords, Alcoholism, women, gender violence, domestic violence.Abstract
Este artículo pretende relacionar abuso de alcohol y violencia doméstica desde una perspectiva psicosocial centrada en el género. Esta perspectiva afecta a todos los ámbitos sociales, convirtiéndose en un eje transversal de muchas otras problemáticas como las drogodependencias. Tienden a atribuirse a los hombres roles más agresivos y violentos que a las mujeres. El género es una construcción social que debería desaparecer en aquellos contextos donde tenga una función discriminatoria. Las mujeres se siguen incorporando al consumo de drogas de forma masiva existiendo diferencias en actitudes, comportamientos y percepción social del consumo de hombres y mujeres. Suele producirse un sesgo en función del género al abordar el tema del alcoholismo. El alcohol puede actuar como eximente en el hombre o como agravante en la víctima victimizándola doblemente. Por tanto en cualquier intento de intervención con ambas problemáticas concomitantes hay que analizar los juicios previos respecto al género.
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This article intends to establish a relationship between drug abuse and family violence from a psychosocial viewpoint, focussing on gender. This point of view affects all social areas, becoming a common issue in other social problems such as drug dependence. Men are often attributed more aggressive and violent roles than women. Gender is a social construction that should disappear in contexts in which it has a discrimination function. Women keep on starting using drugs massively. However, there are differences in attitudes, behaviours and social perception about consumption in men and women. The issue of alcoholism is often approached in a biased way, focussing on gender. Alcohol can be seen as an excuse in men or as an aggravating fact in the victim, thus causing a double victimisation. Therefore, in any attempt of intervention with both concomitant problems, previous judgements about gender should be revised.
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