Intergenerational Transmission of Violence in Marital Relations

ABSTRACT The present study is a case study of a couple with a history of marital violence. Its objective was to investigate the intergenerational transmission of violence and stereotyped gender roles using the Systemic Family Theory and Gender theory. The instruments were the Interview of Family Lifecycle and the Genogram. The data were analyzed using the constructive-interpretative epistemology. The analyzes showed that the spouses experienced violent relational patterns in their families of origin, with stereotypical roles of men and women, based on the patriarchal model and that the experiences of each spouse in their families of origin, influenced the couple in their relationship, both the stereotype of each paper as in dealing with negotiations and marital conflict.