Violence against men

Violence against men
Violence against men is a type of domestic violence that is part of what is called intimate partner violence, where the role of aggressor is taken by women (heterosexual couples), or by the male character in those couples homosexual. Violence against men is not considered violence (such as with intimate partner violence perpetrated against women) as it is not attributed to inequalities between the sexes (as in female), 1 however, some authors indicate that both violence against women and in which is conducted against men can find similar reasons, 2 while the process of identifying the man as a victim is complex and no free controversias.3
From this perspective, and in the context of heterosexual couples, female violence is socially less acceptable than the male, indicating that they usually tend to use indirect ways to express it, suggesting that many times when a woman has been violent, it is have previously been victim, 4 in fact born here the figure of the "primary aggressor", which in simple terms relates the violent attitude of the woman with the existence of ex ante background as víctima.5 6 In the case of homosexual couples in both , we would observe a similar attitude, even in a mistaken logic "mutual combat" situations of violence by one party to the otra.7
Within the sociocultural context of the stereotype of masculinity, they often conceal some of the victims or disguise the be suffering this problem for fear of being judged negatively by the rest of the society.8 In some men, this avoidance behavior could be justified by the fear of being ridiculed by their friends, coworkers or simply retreat to their semejantes.8 Because of the reluctance of men to disclose their status, the scope of this problem becomes difficult to assess, but several studies indicate that within the various acts of violence perpetrated against them can be found: indirect sexual violence (ridicule, unfounded accusations or attacks when you are not able to respond sexually), 9 verbal violence, physical violence, among others.
It should be noted that there is no inclusion of this phenomenon as gender violence within the legal systems of Spain and Latin America, although in the first case for example, some Spanish journalists who define themselves as such