Trajetória de vida de mulheres negras assistidas por um Centro de Especializado de Atendimento à mulher em situação de violência: (res)significados, (re)descobertas e (re)construções.

Abstract

This research discusses the life journey of black women assisted by a specialized Center Care for of women in situation of violence (CEAM). The use of (Re) indicating meanings, (re) discoveries and (re) constructions pointed out to the hypothesis that these elements might or might not be constitutive of the institutionalized women's violence context, but the primordial was understood them from their life trajectories. The objective of the research was to understand how these women re-signify their relationships with intimate partners, rediscover themselves in social spaces and rebuild their affective ties. It is a qualitative research based on the interpretation of life trajectories from the use of participant observation in reflection groups and from individual in-depth interviews. It was possible to examine that the process of (re) signification in violent contexts was not limited to relationships with intimate partners, also encompassing other agents linked to their social circle directly or indirectly. Violence was understood as practices of disrespect present in women's daily lives. In the context of the rediscovery, the desire to break with the structures of power that limited these women to occupy the social spaces, passes through the separation with partners that constrained them from pursuing their dreams and goals. The process of rediscovery also involved the exercise of sexuality and the relationship with the body. At this point, sexual satisfaction and good relationship with the body were influenced by the feeling of being wanted and treated with affection by the partners. In the sphere of the reconstruction of the affective bonds, the familiar models influenced negatively in the dynamics and the answer of the informants to the violence of gender. The family conflicts that stood out the most were those involving the relationship between mothers and children. However, it was these conflicts that showed a greater possibility of successful reconstruction. Violence is present throughout the life journey of the women surveyed. This violence often appeared "subtly" through racial prejudice, age discrimination, offenses and preteritions of partners or potential sexual-affective partners, difficulties in accessing the labor market, and the effort of these women to conform to standards consistent with the culture of whitening. It is necessary to broaden the debate surrounding gender violence and intersectionality, since these cuts are essential for the construction of public policies and for the training of professionals in the management and enforcement of gender violence.