Keywords
violence
bull
domination
subjectivity
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Abstract
The relationship between violence and masculinity warrants special attention in intervention work with men who inflict violence against their partners. In this article we seek to explore this connection from the metaphor of “being like a bull”, used by a member of a group of men held in Spain. We aim to reflect on the patriarchal system that legitimises the constant proof expected of the “bull”, of its masculinity in an “arena” made up of an audience of spectators who reflect the traditional male image. In conclusion, we highlight the importance of psychosocial interventions in this sector with a more committed political/policy and gender perspective, focussing on cultural and macro-social aspects in interventions with those who inflict violence.This journal is registered under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License. Thus, this work may be reproduced, distributed, and publicly shared in digital format, as long as the names of the authors and Pontificia Universidad Javeriana are acknowledged. Others are allowed to quote, adapt, transform, auto-archive, republish, and create based on this material, for any purpose (even commercial ones), provided the authorship is duly acknowledged, a link to the original work is provided, and it is specified if changes have been made. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana does not hold the rights of published works and the authors are solely responsible for the contents of their works; they keep the moral, intellectual, privacy, and publicity rights. Approving the intervention of the work (review, copy-editing, translation, layout) and the following outreach, are granted through an use license and not through an assignment of rights. This means the journal and Pontificia Universidad Javeriana cannot be held responsible for any ethical malpractice by the authors. As a consequence of the protection granted by the use license, the journal is not required to publish recantations or modify information already published, unless the errata stems from the editorial management process. Publishing contents in this journal does not generate royalties for contributors.