Romantic love and gender violence: Clarifying misunderstandings through communicative organization of the research.

Yuste, Montserrat; Serrano, M. Ángeles; Girbés, Sandra; Arandia, Maite

Abstract:

Some prevention programs start from the assumption that romantic love triggers gender violence. This assumption has no scientific basis; no links have been found in the literature between romantic love and gender violence. This study explains how the communicative organization of research allows us to challenge discourses that claim the existence of a link between gender violence and romantic love without any evidence. Among other elements, the communicative organization of research implies the existence of an advisory committee, composed, in this case, of adolescents. In this committee, voices heard during fieldwork are contrasted with the literature, including theories on romantic love from the Middle Ages or theories on platonic love, as well as current scientific research. By so doing, examples of romantic love that refute the links to gender violence have been identified.

Year:

2014

Type of Publication:

Article

Keywords:

romantic love, gender violence, communicative methodology, adolescents

Journal:

Qualitative Inquiry

Volume:

20

Number:

7

Pages:

850-855

ISSN:

1077-8004

Note:

ndex d'impacte (SCI/SSCI/AHCI): 73          Nombre de citacions (SCI/SSCI/AHCI): Quartil i àrea temàtica (SCI/SSCI/AHCI): Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary 42 out of 93

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1177/1077800414537206