Influence of Romantic Love and Sworn Pacts of Masculinity in Gender Violence Experiences in Nurse Students

Abstract

Gender violence as cultivated by manners and customs is a teaching transmitted from parents to children, learned and replicated at home, in school, at work place, and in society in general; then the objective of this research was to describe the influence of the romantic love and pacts sworn on masculinity in gender violence experiences in nurse students. The methodology focus was qualitative, exploratory, and descriptive; there were 19 informers, nurse students from first semester, attending the course Gender Equality. Information collecting instruments were focal group, narrative, and testimonies; among the results, five categories emerged with sub-categories, which highligthed the teachings from home modeled and experienced by the family, in couple relationships, and their relationships with peers, as well as the observed in the media and social networks, and the normalization of gender violence in society. It is necessary to institutionalize education towards a peace culture and gender equity in all social spheres.