Abstract

GUAHYBA, Bárbara Léa; SCHEEREN, Patrícia  and  FALCETO, Olga. Feminism in family therapy. Pensando fam. [online]. 2019, vol.23, n.1, pp. 213-224. ISSN 1679-494X.

This study aims do achieve a better understanding of the relationship between feminism and family therapy as well as how therapists can better include this work in therapy, A brief analysis about feminism and four short cases will be presented. The cases illustrate different situations of violence that affect women and are normalized by the patriarchal culture. We argue in favor of systemic family therapy incorporating a feminist view that will help deconstruct traditional family patriarchal patterns that reproduce and normalize physical, sexual and psychological violence against women inside families, with serious consequences to their children.

Keywords : Family therapy; Feminism; Violence against women; Family violence.

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