Maltrato Intrafamiliar Hacia el Hombre y su Repercusión Social en la Ciudad de Manta, Periodo 2022-2023.

Abstract

Violence is the “intentional use of actual or threatened physical force or power against oneself, a person, a group, or a community that results in the likelihood of psychological harm, injury, death, deprivation, or maldevelopment” (PAHO, S.F.) The purpose of this research is to demonstrate the violence against men caused by a woman, the description of abuse towards men and its incidences in the city of Manta, based on a systematic review, applying the technique of observation and interpretation of information. Make known the values and rights that every human being has, show that there is a law that protects them against any type of abuse, as well as the power to instruct about the meaning and types of violence. Interviews were carried out with victims of violence by their spouse, in this way it can be evidenced that the abuse towards men is an existing problem, but in a silent way, that the victims are silent about the suffering that they must carry day by day. As a conclusion, the project had the purpose of demonstrating that the abuse towards men and its social repercussion is an existing problem within the city of Manta, the types of roles that are fulfilled, why it becomes a silent problem, shows the existing types of violence, the consequences that this social problem brings with it, so that, if it is not treated in time, it can have various repercussions, including catastrophic ones.