Reconstrucción de la ruta de violencia de pareja : historia de un caso de femicidio en la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

This research has as topic “The reconstruction of the route to partner violence: Case study of femicide in the city of Guayaquil”, whose purpose is to tell the life story of a woman victim of femicide to find what were the risk factors that caused the violence which resulted in femicide. The objective of this investigation is to publicize the route of violence for a couple that a victim of femicide lived through in the city of Guayaquil, identifying factors that both affected and caused her death, as well as knowing what support networks were available, both family and institutional. To reach the objective, theories used were: Gender Theory by Marcela Lagarde, The Bronfembrenner Ecological Theory that was adapted by Heise (1994) to study partner violence; allowing us to apply this theory to identify the roots of the phenomena that prevent, delay or favor the climate of violence, by applying qualitative research with the hermeneutic method for this process, and using interviews and documentary review as tools for data collection, which were analyzed by categories through coding. Therefore, we conclude that Pamela's life was marked by sexism towards women and power relations, rooted from its origins through patriarchy, being her brother Jorge the only family support network she had, and finding flaws in institutional support networks. It should be noted that the purpose of this research is to serve as a theoretical input to institutions that are under the responsibility of implementation prevention plans or programs that promote changes in entrenched cultural patterns.