Thesis (PhD)--Stellenbosch University, 2013. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis puts the fiction of Zoë Wicomb and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie into conversation with particular reference to three issues: authorship, history and gender. Apart from anything else, what Wicomb and Adichie have in common is an interest in the representation of marginalised or minority ethnic groups within the nation - the coloured people in the case of Wicomb, and the Igbo in the case of Adichie. Yet what both writers also have in common is that neither seems to advocate the reification of these ethnic groups in reformulations of nationalist discourse. The thesis argues that through their focus on various forms of marginality, both Wicomb and Adichie destabilise traditional notions of nation, authorship, history, gender identity, the boundary between domestic and public life, and the idea of “home”. The thesis focuses on four main topics, each of which is covered in a chapter: the question of authorial voice in relation to history; perspectives offered by women characters in relation to oppressive or traumatic historical moments; oppressive or traumatic histories intruding into the intimate domestic space; and the issue of transnational migration and its (un)homely effects. Employing concepts of metafiction and mise-en-abyme self-reflexivity, the study begins by considering the ways in which Wicomb’s David’s Story and Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun both reflect on the idea of authorship. Focusing on the ways in which each text draws the reader into witnessing authorship, the thesis argues that the two novels can be put into conversation as they both stage dilemmas about authorship in relation to those marginalised by national histories. Following on from this idea of marginalisation by nationalist histories, the thesis then proceeds to examine both writers’ foregrounding of women’s stories that are set in oppressive and/or violent historical times – under apartheid in the case of Wicomb’s You Can’t Get Lost in Cape Town, and during the Biafran war in the case of Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun. Utilising ideas about gender, history and literary history by Tiyambe Zeleza, Florence Stratton and Elleke Boehmer, the study analyses how, beginning with father-daughter relationships, Wicomb and Adichie wean their female characters from their fathers’ control so that they may begin telling their own stories that complicate and subvert the stories that their fathers represent. Drawing on Sigmund Freud’s theory of “the uncanny” and Homi Bhabha’s postcolonial reading of that theory, the study then turns to discuss the ways in which oppressive national histories become manifest in domestic spaces (that are usually marginalised in national histories), turning those spaces into unhomely homes, in Wicomb’s Playing in the Light and Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus. In both novels, purity (whether racial or religious) is cultivated in the family home, but this cultivation of purity, which is reflected symbolically in the kinds of gardens each family grows, evidently has “unhomely” effects that signal the return of the repressed, of that which is disavowed in discourses of purity. Since both Wicomb and Adichie are African-born women authors living abroad, and since the “unhomely” aspects of transnational existence are reflected upon in their fiction, the study finally considers the forms of marginality to the national posed by the migrant. Transnational migration is examined in Wicomb’s The One That Got Away and in Adichie’s The Thing Around Your Neck, placing stories from these two recently published sets of short stories into dialogue. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie tesis plaas die fiksie van Zoë Wicomb en Chimamandi Ngozi Adichie in gesprek met mekaar, met verwysing na veral drie sake: outeurskap, geskiedenis en geslag (gender). Afgesien van ander kwessies het die fiksie van Wicomb en Adichie ‘n belangstelling in die fiktiewe voorstelling van gemarginaliseerde of minderheidsgroepe in die nasie in gemeen – die kleurlinggroep in die geval van Wicomb en die Igbo in die geval van Adichie. Nogtans beveel geeneen van hierdie twee skrywers ‘n reïfikasie van nasionalistiese diskoers aan nie. Die tesis voer aan dat, deur hulle fokus op verskeie vorme van marginaliteit, beide Wicomb en Adichie tradisionele konsepte van nasionalisme, skrywer-skap, geskiedenis, geslagsidentiteit, die grens tussen private en publieke lewe en die idee van ‘n eie tuiste destabiliseer. Die vier hoof-onderwerpe van die tesis is word elk in ‘n eie hoofstuk behandel: die kwessie van ‘n skrywerstem in verhouding tot die geskiedenis; perspektiewe wat belig word deur vrouekarakters in kontekste van onderdrukkende of traumatiese historiese momente; hoedat onderdrukkings- of traumatiese geskiedenisse die private sfeer binnedring; asook die kwessie van ‘n migrasie oor landsgrense en die ontheimingseffek hiervan. Deur die gebruik van metafisiese en mise-en-abyme selfrefleksie begin die studie deur te reflekteer op hoe Wicomb se David’s Story en Adichie se Half of a Yellow Sun [aangaande] die idee van outeurskap reflekteer. Deur te fokus op die wyses waarop beide tekste die leser betrek om skrywerskap waar te neem, voer die tesis aan dat die twee romans met mekaar in gesprek geplaas kan word, terwyl albei dilemmas van outeurskap met betrekking tot diegene wat in nasionale geskiedskrywing gemarginaliseer word, sentraal plaas. Volgende op hierdie kwessie gaan die tesis dan voort om albei skrywers se vooropstelling van vroue se verhale gesitueer in onderdrukkende of gewelddadige tye – onder apartheid in die geval van Wicomb se You Can’t Get Lost in Cape Town en gedurende die Biafraanse oorlog in Adichie se Half of a Yellow Sun – te ondersoek. Met behulp van idees aangaande gender, geskiedenis en literêre geskiedenis van Tiyambe Zeleza, Florence Stratton en Elleke Boehmer, analiseer die tesis hoedat, beginnende met vader-dogter verhoudings, Wicomb en Adichie hul vroulike karakters loswikkel van hul vaders se kontrole sodat hulle kan begin om hul eie verhale te vertel – stories wat die verhale van hul vaders kompliseer en ondermyn. Met behulp van Sigmund Freud se teorie van die onheimlike en Homi Bhabha se postkolonialistiese interpretasie van daardie idee, gaan die tesis dan voort deur maniere waarop onderdrukkende nasionale geskiedenisse in die tuis-ruimtes (wat gewoonlik deur nasionale geskiedskrywing gemarginaliseer word) manifesteer, met die onheimlike effek hiervan op die tuisruimte – beide in Wicomb se Playing in the Light en in Adichie se Purple Hibiscus – te ondersoek. In albei romans word reinheid ( van ras of geloof) in die familie-tuiste gekultiveer, maar hierdie nadruk op reinheid – simbolies gereflekteer in die tuine wat deur albei gesinne aangelê word – het wel onmiskenbare onheimlike gevolge wat die terugkeer van wat onderdruk is (in die naam van reinheid) aandui. Omdat beide Wicomb en Adichie vroue-skrywers is wat in Afrika gebore is maar oorsee lewe, en omdat die onheimlike aspekte van ‘n transnasionale lewensstyl in hul fiksie oorweeg word, beskryf die tesis die vorms van marginaliteit met betrekking tot die nasionale wat deur die migrant tot stand kom. Transnasionale migrasie word in Wicomb se The One that Got Away en Adichie se The Thing around your Neck oorweeg, wat die verhale uit hierdie twee versamelings in gesprek met mekaar plaas.

This purpose of this study was to combine two bodies of literature on relationships, attachment and violence. Given the impact of men's physical aggression and emotional abuse on women, it is likely that these behaviors would also affect attachment. A model proposing that women's attachment style mediated and moderated the relationship between partners' physical and emotional abuse and the stability of women's relationships was tested. Archival data were used from two waves of interviews with a sample of lowincome, ethnically diverse community women. Most (89%) of the initial 835 participants of Project HOW: Health Outcomes of Women completed at least one additional interview providing information on the status of their initial relationships. Of these women, 39% were African American, 30% were Euro-American, and 31% were Mexican American. The effects of men's psychological abuse and physical violence on women's attachment style were tested with regression analyses. The interrelationships between partners' abuse, attachment and relational stability were tested with SEM. Attachment style was expected to moderate the associations among variables and mediate the impact of partners' negative behavior on relational stability. In regression analyses, partners' psychological abuse predicted avoidant and anxious, but not secure attachment ratings. Violence, although significant, explained less variance than psychological abuse for insecure attachment ratings. SEM indicated Physical Aggression was not a significant predictor of Attachment Rating in any group. Moderation was not found. There were no differences between attachment groups. Therefore, attachment was tested in the sample as a mediator. As in analyses for each group, the path from Physical Aggression to Attachment Rating was not significant. In the final model, Emotional Abuse predicted Physical Aggression and Attachment Rating mediated the effect of Emotional Abuse on Relational Stability. Specifically, Emotional Abuse increased (insecure) Attachment Rating, which decreased Relational Stability. Overall, previous research in the violence literature was extended by showing that emotional abuse affected attachment, rather than the reverse.

This longitudinal study examined factors influencing the relationship between sustained partner violence and depression/suicidality among ethnically diverse, low income, community women. The sample at Wave 1 consisted of 303 African American, 273 Euro-American, and 260 Mexican American women in long term relationships with a household income less that twice the poverty threshold. There were no ethnic differences on frequency of partner violence, depression, or suicidality. The moderate relationship between partner violence and women's depression, confirmed previous findings. Frequency, but not recency, of violence predicted depression and suicidal ideation for African Americans and Mexican Americans, even after controlling for earlier depression or ideation. Recent violence did not predict Euro-American's depression or suicidality after controlling for initial scores. Causal and responsibility attributions for partners' violence did not mediate the relationship between violence and depression or suicidality in any ethnic group. However, African American women's attributions of global effects for violence mediated the relationship of violence on depression and suicidal ideation. Poverty level and marital status moderated the relationship between violence and the number of times women seriously considered and actually attempted suicide. Frequent violence was most lethal among the poorest women and marriage provided the least protection for women in the most violent relationships. Specifically, poverty status moderated violence on consideration of suicide for African Americans and Euro-Americans and suicide attempts among Mexican Americans. Marital status moderated partners' violence on suicidal ideation and attempts for Mexican Americans and consideration of suicide for Euro-Americans, but was not a moderator for African Americans' depression or suicidality. Women with different ethnic backgrounds appear to differ in the ways partner violence contributes to their depression and suicidality. Policy implications include the need to offer suicide intervention, particularly for low income women seeking services for violence. Mental health professionals should routinely inquire about partner violence when women present with depression or suicidality. Further, sensitivity to ethnic differences is recommended when confronting women's attributions regarding violence.

Evolutionary theory predicts that sexual coercion and rape are likely to occur in any species in which males are more aggressive, more eager to mate, more sexually assertive, and less discriminating in choosing a mate (Thornhill & Palmer, 2000). McKibbin and Shackelford (2011) state that males of many species have evolved strategies to sexually coerce and rape females. It is for this reason that researchers have speculated that several female traits or behaviors evolved to reduce the risks of being raped (McKibbin & Shackelford, 2011). The rationale behind the proposed experiment examined whether parents’ childrearing practices and women’s plasticity during childhood may have influenced the development of psychological mechanisms in response to the recurrent adaptive problem of rape. Analyses showed that maternal support during childhood predicted how frequently rape-avoidance behaviors were exhibited by women as adults. Analyses also showed that father absence was related to earlier sexual activity but age of menarche did not predict and was not associated with any rape-avoidance behaviors. / Includes bibliography. / Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2016. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection

Submitted by Filipe dos Santos (fsantos@pucsp.br) on 2018-05-14T12:53:51Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Neusa Cavalcante Lima.pdf: 2325157 bytes, checksum: 9f9c7f339921ee0549806ce4890bbcdb (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-05-14T12:53:51Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Neusa Cavalcante Lima.pdf: 2325157 bytes, checksum: 9f9c7f339921ee0549806ce4890bbcdb (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-03-09 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / This dissertation contributes to the production of knowledge to Social Work. It addresses the social meaning extracted from the narrative of social workers who, before the academic formation, lived the experience of having been attended in a program or a project, in which their profession was inserted. Specific objectives were determined: to analyze the Social Work practice by the meaning attributed to the experiences lived as users or recipients of the professional activity; to identify in the narratives how their profession is expressed and what mediations were mobilized by the professionals in the work accomplished and how the meaning of lived experience guides the professional activity and returns to the construction of new meanings for the profession. The framework adopted for this work found support in historical materialism, in the history philosophy, concept proposed by Walter Benjamin and in the experience approaching by Edward P. Thompson. The research revealed the thomposian approach, present in the theoretical fundaments in Social Work from the end of the 1980s, and that gained visibility after the publication of "Subaltern classes and social assistance" by Yazbek in 1993. The oral history methodology was adopted and found support in Alessandro Portelli, Yara Aun Khoury and in Maria Lúcia Martinelli’s professional activity concerning Social work. The methodological option was based on oral history and, according to the density of the narratives, revealed similarities with the history of life. In the interviews, the emerged categories of analysis were domestic violence against women and the institutional reception, linked to the specific contexts of care in Social Work. In the analysis of the narratives, the professional culture emerged as part of their world experience and as new possibilities of sociability / Esta tese insere-se no campo da produção do conhecimento sobre o Serviço Social. Aborda seu significado social, a partir da narrativa de assistentes sociais que, antes da formação acadêmica, viveram a experiência de terem sido atendidas em programa, ou projeto, no qual a profissão encontrava-se inserida. Como objetivos específicos, foram determinados: Analisar o Serviço Social pelo significado atribuído às experiências vividas como usuárias ou destinatárias da atividade profissional; Identificar a forma em que a profissão se expressa nas narrativas das participantes; Identificar nas narrativas quais foram as mediações mobilizadas pelas profissionais no processo de realização do trabalho; e Conhecer como o significado da experiência vivida orienta o exercício profissional e retorna para a construção de novos significados para a profissão. A tese teve por referencial o materialismo histórico, pela filosofia da história de Walter Benjamin e pela categoria experiência na abordagem de Edward P. Thompson. A metodologia da história oral foi adotada conforme é trabalhada por Alessandro Portelli e Yara Aun Khoury, e na leitura para o Serviço Social realizada por Maria Lúcia Martinelli. Foi possível conhecer as experiências das participantes, por meio das narrativas, entendidas como expressão de muitos sujeitos, o que movimenta a apreensão da história das histórias. Ainda que a opção metodológica tenha sido a história oral temática, pela densidade do processo de entrevista, houve interface com a história de vida. No processo de escuta, emergiram como categorias de análise a violência doméstica contra a mulher e o acolhimento institucional, vinculadas aos contextos específicos de atendimento no Serviço Social. Na análise das narrativas, a categoria cultura profissional emergiu como conteúdo e possibilidade de produção de nova sociabilidade

Submitted by Filipe dos Santos (fsantos@pucsp.br) on 2018-06-15T12:33:07Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Léa Gomes da Cruz Soares.pdf: 1752433 bytes, checksum: 1ca512806f38bd32a9ae0d089d9e650c (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-06-15T12:33:07Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Léa Gomes da Cruz Soares.pdf: 1752433 bytes, checksum: 1ca512806f38bd32a9ae0d089d9e650c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-03-13 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / The present dissertation has as an object of study the women, trans women and transvestites in the situation of violence in the city of Santo André: coping strategy. It consists of the foundations of dialectical historical materialism and the feminist foundations, will be held an interlocution with the poststructuralist theory of gender, sexual diversity, itself. Being that studying the issue of women and the LGBT population, especially transgender women and transvestites in the situation of violence, implies directly the denial of rights since it does not have their needs met. The general objective of this research will be to verify the reasons that distance women from domestic violence, Trans Women, and Transvestites from the world of work. Its specific objective is to characterize Gender, Work, Violence and social movement; identify and characterize Women in Situation of Domestic Violence, Trans Women, and transvestites and map out existing services. The methodological procedures in the research will have as a proposal to work the descriptive and qualitative method will use semi-structured interviews. In order to present the relations between everyday life and gender relations, this reflection will be developed from referenced concepts, in relation to the issues raised in our daily practice, since we directly serve women and Trans women and transvestites in a situation of violence, in a context of struggles and confrontations / A presente dissertação tem como objeto de estudo as mulheres, mulheres trans e travestis em situação de violência na cidade de Santo André: estratégia de enfrentamento. Consiste nos fundamentos do materialismo histórico dialético e nos fundamentos feministas, será realizada uma interlocução com a teoria “pósestruturalista”, discussão de gênero, de diversidade sexual, para atender as necessidades do próprio objeto. Sendo que estudar a questão da mulher e a população LGBT, em especial as mulheres trans e as travestis em situação de violência, implica diretamente na negação dos seus direitos, uma vez que não têm suas necessidades atendidas. O objetivo geral dessa pesquisa será verificar os motivos que distanciam as mulheres em situação de violência doméstica, as Mulheres Trans e as Travestis do mundo do trabalho. Tem como objetivo específico: caracterizar Gênero, Trabalho, Violência e Movimento Social; identificar e caracterizar as Mulheres em Situação de Violência Doméstica, as Mulheres Trans e as travestis e mapear os serviços existentes. Os procedimentos metodológicos na pesquisa terão como proposta trabalhar o método descritivo e qualitativo, utilizando entrevistas semiestruturadas. Com o objetivo de apresentar as relações entre a cotidianidade e as relações de gênero, essa reflexão será desenvolvida a partir de conceitos referenciados, no tocante às questões rebatidas em nosso cotidiano da prática, uma vez que atendemos diretamente as mulheres e as mulheres trans e as travestis em situação de violência, num contexto de lutas e enfrentamentos

Thesis (M. A.)--University of Canterbury, 2007. / Typescript (photocopy). Includes bibliographical references (leaves 270-278). Also available via the World Wide Web.

Ovid’s interest in women and their lives is apparent throughout his texts, but is especially so in the Metamorphoses. This study analyses the violation and violence of women in the Roman poet’s epic and sets out to uncover the governing social mores and values that perhaps shaped the representations of women in the text. It examines how Ovid’s narratives may betray his values and attitudes and those of his audience as well as looking at the various ways that the poet and his rape episodes have been read. After surveying the literature on rape in Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Ars Amatoria and the Fasti, a brief historical context for the Metamorphoses is provided; women’s lives in Rome, the rape laws that existed during this time, as well as Roman sexuality are then examined. After this, a close textual analysis of different rape episodes in the Metamorphoses is presented, including the episodes of nymphs as victims, the silencing of rape victims and sexually ‘aggressive’ women, in order to reveal and examine the patterns that emerge. While Ovid’s intentions and attitudes towards women, as they are found in the Metamorphoses, have been read by some as sympathetic, by others as misogynistic and still others as more neutral, it is concluded that, although there is space for various readings, as a poet, Ovid was ‘opportunistic’ in his choice of materia and, above all, he wished to stimulate and delight his audience. While his personal values may not necessarily be reflected in his works and his readers may never know the ‘true’ intentions behind the poem, the Metamorphoses does hold up a mirror to the negative treatment of women and exposes the gender inequalities that existed during Ovid’s time. As a poet, however, Ovid’s conceived role is to entertain his audience and despite his somewhat problematic treatment of women and rape victims, he does just that.

The central question guiding this study is, how can Liberia's historical context of colonial state formation and reformation help explain public discourses surrounding gender violence in the postwar decade, 2003-2013? This question is addressed using original data from mixed qualitative methods including participant observation, visual methods, and semi-structured interviews. The research identifies narratives and meta-narratives produced by liberal institutions (including the Government of Liberia and international agencies), as well as informal discourses from adult Liberians of different backgrounds living in Greater Monrovia. Using critical discourse analysis, the argument identifies connections between the narratives that recur, the social realities they recall, and the power dynamics they perpetuate. These discourses are best understood in reference to liberal and colonial/imperial dynamics from Liberia's settlement period. Liberal institutions addressing gender violence in the postwar period face dilemmas in which universalist humanitarian ideals work in tandem with, and provide justification for, imperialism as a set of discursive and material relations. Nonelite Liberians instrumentalise and subvert both privileged donor discourses as well as long-standing colonial hierarchies of 'civilised' and 'country'. Additionally, the thesis examines how liberal institutions, traditional institutions, and Liberian citizens interact as agents of discursive construction. It will be shown that this pattern of discourse production is at times harmonious, as in the interactions around promoting male head-of-household responsibilities, and at other times adversarial, as in conflicts surrounding excision as an initiation practice for girls. Liberal institutions, non-elite Liberians, and traditional authorities both collude and compete in this era of dynamic normative contestation. Both the major discourses and the interactions that produce them can be explained in part by the liberal imperialism and its specific form of settler colonialism that propelled the founding and subsequent stages of state formation in Liberia. The consequences of that residual history indicate inherent - though, not irredeemable - structural limitations to a robust institutional response to gender violence. In this manner the study demonstrates the utility of historicising Liberia's contemporary gender violence discourses, and how doing so can address the longstanding bifurcation between rights and culture in international development and transnational feminist geography.

Orientadores: Ana Maria Segall Correa, Silvia Maria Santiago / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-11T03:20:09Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Audi_CeleneAparecidaFerrari_D.pdf: 4215220 bytes, checksum: 127ca6e6ad40b4ce8643dc88d2cf647e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007 / Resumo: A violência contra as mulheres, em suas diversas formas, é endêmica em todos os países do mundo, independente da classe social, raça ou idade. Estudos têm mostrado que a gestante não está livre de sofrer as diversas manifestações de violência doméstica. O objetivo deste trabalho foi investigar a associação entre violência doméstica contra as gestantes, residentes na região Sudoeste de Campinas-SP e os fatores associados à violência perpetrada pelo parceiro íntimo, assim como, verificar o impacto dessa violência no peso ao nascer ou na prematuridade. Inicialmente, foram realizados grupos focais para subsidiar o estudo de coorte. Neste, numa etapa retrospectiva foram coletadas informações sobre experiência de violência doméstica vivida pelas gestantes selecionadas, no ano anterior a gestação. Numa etapa prospectiva, coletamos dados sobre nova exposição à violência doméstica durante e após período gestacional. Informações sobre, características sócio demográficas das gestantes, do parceiro íntimo, sobre o parto e pós-parto imediato, também foram pesquisadas. Participaram do estudo 1379 gestantes usuárias do SUS. Do total da amostra, 19,1 % (262) referiram ter sido vítima de violência psicológica, 5,9% (81) de violência física e 1,3% (18) de violência sexual. A prevalência de violência física ou sexual foi de 6,5% (81) gestantes. Através de analise de regressão logística, permaneceram associados: 1) à violência psicológica: gestante com escolaridade fundamental ou menor (p<0,013), gestante ser responsável pela família (p<0,001), sentimento de rejeição (p<0,001), gestante presenciou agressão física na infância (p<0,001), gestante sofreu agressão física na infância (p<0,032), parceiro íntimo adolescente (p<0,011) e consumir bebida alcoólica com freqüência superior a uma vez por semana (p<0,001); 2) à violência física/sexual: a gestante ter relatado dificuldade em fazer as consultas de pré-natal (p<0,011 ), gestante com escolaridade fundamental ou menor (p<0,002), sentimento de rejeição (p<0,001), gestante sofreu agressão física na infância (p<0,021), parceiro íntimo não trabalhar (p<0,039) e o parceiro fazer uso de drogas e consumir álcool com freqüência superior a uma vez por semana (p<0,001). Para analisar o peso ao nascer ou prematuridade, 1220 mulheres foram acompanhadas durante o período de pré-natal e pós-natal (88,5% das gestantes inicialmente selecionadas). Essa diferença refere-se a 11,5% das perdas de acompanhamento, basicamente por mudança de endereço. O peso médio ao nascer foi de 3,233 gramas e a idade gestacional foi em média 38,56 semanas. Apresentaram BPN ou PM 13,8% RN. Condições de risco para BPN ou PM foram: gestante ter tido RN PM em outra gestação (p<0,003), ser tabagista (p<0,001), ter tido parto por cesárea (p<0,001) e ser baixa a escolaridade do parceiro (p<0,005). Os eventos adversos, manifestados durante a gestação associados à violência psicológica e violência física/sexual foram, respectivamente: infecção urinária (p<0,007; p<0,027), falta de desejo sexual (p<0,018; p<0,001), afecções ginecológicas (p<0,009), enxaqueca (p<0,014), sentimento de rejeição e distúrbios neuróticos (p<0,001). Conclusões: este estudo conseguiu identificar que a prevalência de qualquer forma de violência contra a gestante pode acometer aproximadamente uma em cada seis delas. O perpetrador mais provável é o que consome drogas licitas ou ilícitas; mostraram-se de maior risco as mulheres de baixa escolaridade, dificuldades de comparecer ao pré-natal e que são responsáveis pela família. Não foi observada associação estatisticamente significativa entre violência doméstica e baixo peso ao nascer ou prematuridade. Os eventos adversos manifestados durante a gestação foram: infecção urinária, falta de desejo sexual, afecções ginecológicas, enxaqueca, sentimento de rejeição e distúrbios neuróticos. As prevalências de violências observadas e os fatores a elas associados evidenciam a magnitude e complexidade do problema. Sugere-se rever os mecanismos que permitam sua identificação e orientem abordagem inter e multidisciplinar, especialmente no âmbito da Saúde Pública, com ênfase na atenção primária / Abstract: Violence against women, in its various forms, is endemic in every country in the world, regardless of social class, race, or age. Studies have shown that pregnant women also suffer from the various manifestations of domestic violence. The objective of this study was to investigate the association between domestic violence against pregnant women residing in the southeastern region of Campinas-SP and the factors associated with violence perpetrated by their partners, as well as examine the impact of this violence on birth weight and premature birth. Focus groups were initially conducted to complement the cohort study. In the latter, in a retrospective phase, information was collected regarding the domestic violence experienced by the pregnant women during the year preceding their pregnancy. In a prospective phase, data was collected on exposure to domestic violence during and after pregnancy. Information on the socio-demographic characteristics of the pregnant women, of their partners, and about the birth and immediate post-partum period was also collected. The total number of pregnant women who participated in the study was 1379, all users of the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS). Of these, 19,1% (263) claimed to have been victims of psychological violence, 5,9% (81) of physical violence, and 1,3% (18) of sexual violence. The prevalence of physical or sexual violence was 6,5% (81). Logistic regression analysis showed associations between: 1) psychological violence 8th grade education or less (p<0,013), pregnant woman describing herself as being responsible for the family (p<0,001), rejection feeling (p<0,001), pregnant woman witnessed physical aggression in the childhood (p<0,001), pregnant woman suffered physical aggression in the childhood (p0, <032), adolescent father (p0<,011) and alcohol consumption by partner more often than once a week (p<0,001); 2) physical/sexual violence and: difficulty in doing prenatal consultations (p<0,011), 8th grade education or less (p<0,002), and drug and alcohol consumption by partner more often than once a week (p<0,001), rejection feeling (p<0,001), pregnant woman suffered physical aggression in the childhood (p<0,021), partner intimate doesn't work. To analyze birth weight or premature birth, 1220 women were followed during the pre- and post-natal period (88,5% of the pregnant women initially selected). This represents a 11,5% loss basically due to address changes. Mean birth weight was 3,233 grams and mean gestational age was 38,56 weeks. Of the newborns, 13,8% were low birth weight or premature. Risk conditions for low birth weight or prematurity included: history of previous premature births (p<0,003), tobacco use (p<0,001), cesarean birth (p<0,001), and low educational level of the partner (p<0,005). The event¿s adverse manifested during pregnancy association¿s violência psychological violence and physical/sexual violence were, respectively urinary infection (p <0,007; p <0,027), lacks of sexual want (p<0,018; p<0,001), gynecological problem (p<0,009), headache (p <0,014), rejection feeling and neurotic disturbances (p <0,001). Conclusions: In this study, it was found that the prevalence of some form of violence against pregnant women can be as high as one in six. The most likely perpetrators are consumers of illicit or licit drugs. Women at higher risk included those with fewer years of schooling, those who had difficulties in keeping their prenatal care appointments, and those who described themselves as being responsible for the family. No statistically significant associations were observed between domestic violence and low birth weight or premature birth. The adverse events manifested during the gestation were: urinary infection lacks of sexual want, gynecological problem, headache, rejection feeling and neurotic disturbances. The prevalence¿s of the different types of violence observed and their associated factors suggest the magnitude and complexity of the problem. It is recommended that mechanisms to identify the problem and provide inter- and muti-disciplinary guidance be reviewed, especially in the sphere of public health, with emphasis in primary health care / Doutorado / Epidemiologia / Doutor em Saude Coletiva