Violence, Contraception and Unwanted Pregnancy Indigenous Women in San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas

This study is part of a qualitative research project conducted in San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico. Interviews with immigrant indigenous women are used to show the influence of social marginalization as well as men’s abuse of power in the origin of unwanted pregnancy. The overvaluation of...

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Autores: Rivas, M. Georgina, Nazar, Aus, Estrada, Erin Jane, Zapata, Emma, Mariaca, Ramón
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:México
Institución:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Estudios Demográficos y Urbanos
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.estudiosdemograficosyurbanos.colmex.mx:article/1330
Acceso en línea:https://estudiosdemograficosyurbanos.colmex.mx/index.php/edu/article/view/1330
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:power
violence
vulnerability
unwanted pregnancy
abortion
indigenous women
migration
poder
violencia
vulnerabilidad
embarazo no deseado
aborto
indígenas
migración
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Sumario:This study is part of a qualitative research project conducted in San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico. Interviews with immigrant indigenous women are used to show the influence of social marginalization as well as men’s abuse of power in the origin of unwanted pregnancy. The overvaluation of male knowledge, the expectation of forming a union as a social mandate and as a survival strategy and the violence suffered by women throughout their lie cycle determines their acceptance of sexual relations with scant contraceptive protection.