Mujeres maltratadas por sus parejas masculinas

Abstract

Maltreated women by their male couples. The study presents an analysis of the aggression women suffer on the part of husbands or regular couples, paying attention to those cases in which such women have made clear their claim for help. The sample compiles sixty-six women, who have been contacted through associations and/or shelter houses during the year 2000. The results are presented with reference to sociodemographic aspects, the aggressions suffered, the reasons of these aggressions and their consequences, identifying the strategies of coping more commonly used by ill-treated women.