Spain, sexist country? A transformative approach to gender violence in Spain
Translated title
España, pais machista? A transformative approach to gender violence in Spain
Author
Palaghia, Minodora-Maria
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2019
Submitted on
2019-04-16
Pages
51
Abstract
Dette speciale undersøger, hvorfor kønsbaseret vold fortsat består i Spanien, selv om landet har gjort fremskridt med ligestilling. Det anvender Sylvia Walbys teori om patriarkatet—forstået som sociale strukturer, der giver mænd forrang—med fokus på tre af de seks strukturer, hun identificerer: den patriarkalske stat, mandlig vold og patriarkalsk kultur. Studiet ser på, hvordan kønsbaseret vold rammesættes og reproduceres på statsligt, individuelt og kulturelt niveau. Det er et case-studie af Spanien med en mixed methods-tilgang, der kombinerer kvalitative og kvantitative data. Ved at opstille en tydelig teoretisk ramme sporer specialet de historiske og nutidige politiske valg og kulturelle traditioner, der har gjort det muligt for mønstre af mandlig dominans at bestå. Formålet er at forklare de sociale og kulturelle betingelser, der stiller kvinder dårligere og øger deres sårbarhed over for kønsbaseret vold. Med et transformativt blik flyttes opmærksomheden til mænd og maskuliniteter for at tilbyde alternative perspektiver på, hvordan problemet kan tackles.
This thesis examines why gender-based violence persists in Spain despite advances in gender equality. It uses Sylvia Walby’s theory of patriarchy—understood as social structures that privilege men—focusing on three of the six structures she identifies: the patriarchal state, male violence, and patriarchal culture. The study explores how gender violence is framed and reproduced at state, individual, and cultural levels. It is a single-case, mixed-methods analysis of Spain that combines qualitative and quantitative data. By setting out a clear theoretical context, the thesis traces the historical and current political choices and cultural traditions that have allowed patterns of male dominance to endure. The goal is to explain the social and cultural conditions that disadvantage women and increase their vulnerability to gender-based violence. Taking a transformative perspective, it shifts attention to men and masculinities to offer alternative ways of addressing the problem.
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