Ciclo de violência doméstica: história oral de mulheres que romperam um cotidiano de abusos

Abstract

Objective: Understanding the insertion and rupture of the cycle of domestic violence experienced by women. Method: qualitative study carried out in a metropolitan region of Ceará, through semi-structured interviews, recorded in audio, with seven women who were victims of domestic violence perpetrated by an intimate partner, analyzed according to the thematic oral history method. Results: the insertion of women in a cycle of domestic violence took place gradually. The violence unveils in three phases: the accumulation of tensions, the phase of physical aggression and the phase of reconciliation. Belief in the partner's change, fear, and financial insecurity, were factors that made it difficult to breaking of the cycle, which came due to the victims' perception of the end of the feelings for their partner, and the harm caused by the aggressions to their children. Final considerations: the study clarified the nuances of insertion and conservation of an abusive relationship, and pointed out factors that facilitated the exit of women from an everyday life of abuse.