Banca de DEFESA: ELLEN ARAÚJO LIMA FEITOSA

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STUDENT : ELLEN ARAÚJO LIMA FEITOSA
DATE: 07/03/2023
TIME: 14:00
LOCAL: Virtual
TITLE:

Social representation systems in the legal sentences about femicide cases in Bahia in the years 2020 and 2021

KEY WORDS:

Social Representation Systems; Femicide; Violence against women; Social Network Analyses; Legal sentences. 

PAGES: 69
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: Psicologia
SUBÁREA: Psicologia Social
SPECIALTY: Relações Interpessoais
SUMMARY:

This work aims to analyze representational systems in the written repertoire of legal sentences from femicide cases in Bahia between 2020 and 2021. Femicide often happens after repeated violent acts in intimate relationships, representing a public health issue with social and economic consequences, as well as a Human Rights violations. The social representation theory was used to explore the femicide phenomenon. Social representations are ways of depicting the world around us in a collective manner, shared by a social group or community, from a certain subject (Moscovici, 2005). By this definition, the current normative system – values, ideologies, and beliefs – and the cognitive function have an important role (Doise, 2002). Here, a qualitative study of legal sentences of femicide complaints from 2020/2021 was performed, using the Jusbrasil plataform. After content and social network analyses performed by Gephi software, 15 legal sentences – 9 from female judges and 4 from male judges – from 11 cities in Bahia were selected. From the content analyses, the following categories were established: crime motive, legal rationale, legal decision, crime location, crime instrument, crime-sentence period and defendant's background. Crime motivations were mainly based on sexist reasons. This reasoning could aid and substantiate future legal decisions, which was demonstrated by the articles chosen to construct the social representation system. Furthermore, the distinct stands taken by female and male judges through their legal decisions and arguments were notable, highlighting the differences between genders. Despite the small sample size and atypical years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the results allow for important reflections about the social meta-systems of patriarchal and sexist ideologies, deep-seated in social groups, as well as their influence on decision making through gender comparison.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Externo à Instituição - ANA RAQUEL ROSAS TORRES - UFPB
Presidente - 1856267 - ELZA MARIA TECHIO
Interno - 1146663 - MARCOS EMANOEL PEREIRA