Silences and Accents in the Construction of Gender Violence as a Social Problem in Quito

Silences and Accents in the Construction of Gender Violence as a Social Problem in Quito

Gender violence has been constructed as a social problem in diverse semiotic-material matrices. This article describes these matrices and analyzes their effects on laws and municipal services in Quito, Ecuador. Five different matrices are examined: sexuality, health, human rights; security and disci...

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Main Author: Paz Guarderas Albuja
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador 2016-05-01
Series:Íconos
Subjects:
Gender violence
social policy
orders
municipal services
genealogy
Quito
Online Access:http://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/iconos/article/view/1700/1444
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spelling doaj-6d69411cba1548c0848298c65c0f94a92020-11-24T23:47:54ZspaFacultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede EcuadorÍconos 2224-69831390-12492016-05-01205519121310.17141/iconos.55.2016.1700Silences and Accents in the Construction of Gender Violence as a Social Problem in QuitoPaz Guarderas Albuja0Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, EcuadorGender violence has been constructed as a social problem in diverse semiotic-material matrices. This article describes these matrices and analyzes their effects on laws and municipal services in Quito, Ecuador. Five different matrices are examined: sexuality, health, human rights; security and disciplinary practices. The analysis demonstrates that the actors and voices that attempted to generate ruptures in the status quo have been silenced, while those that have perpetuated the patriarchal order have become hegemonic.http://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/iconos/article/view/1700/1444Gender violencesocial policyordersmunicipal servicesgenealogyQuito
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Silences and Accents in the Construction of Gender Violence as a Social Problem in Quito
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Gender violence
social policy
orders
municipal services
genealogy
Quito
author_facet Paz Guarderas Albuja
author_sort Paz Guarderas Albuja
title Silences and Accents in the Construction of Gender Violence as a Social Problem in Quito
title_short Silences and Accents in the Construction of Gender Violence as a Social Problem in Quito
title_full Silences and Accents in the Construction of Gender Violence as a Social Problem in Quito
title_fullStr Silences and Accents in the Construction of Gender Violence as a Social Problem in Quito
title_full_unstemmed Silences and Accents in the Construction of Gender Violence as a Social Problem in Quito
title_sort silences and accents in the construction of gender violence as a social problem in quito
publisher Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador
series Íconos
issn 2224-6983
1390-1249
publishDate 2016-05-01
description Gender violence has been constructed as a social problem in diverse semiotic-material matrices. This article describes these matrices and analyzes their effects on laws and municipal services in Quito, Ecuador. Five different matrices are examined: sexuality, health, human rights; security and disciplinary practices. The analysis demonstrates that the actors and voices that attempted to generate ruptures in the status quo have been silenced, while those that have perpetuated the patriarchal order have become hegemonic.
topic Gender violence
social policy
orders
municipal services
genealogy
Quito
url http://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/iconos/article/view/1700/1444
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