Familism and Family Violence in Mexico (1 credit hour)

Program Summary:  Research shows that although the culture of familism and the central role of family may very well produce positive outcomes, familism may also increase victimization.  Using family stories, this course examines the impact of familism on victimization and identifies four main processes:   a. preventing victims from disclosing family violence; b. preventing the family from denouncing the violence against one if its members, c. victims remaining with the family despite the abuse, and d. victims being forced to remain in abusive relationships. The course highlights a qualitative research study that includes 50 interviews of people convicted of crimes in Mexico. The culture of familism and the potential relationship between familism and family violence are explored.

This course is recommended for social workers, counselors, and therapists and is appropriate for beginning and intermediate levels of practice.

Reading:  Familism and Family Violence in Mexico by Nancy Gutierrez Olivares, David R. Goyes, and Sveinung Sandberg

Publisher:  Journal of Interpersonal Violence

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Course Objectives:  To enhance professional practice, values, skills and knowledge by exploring the culture of familism and family violence.

Learning Objectives:  Describe the culture of familism.  Describe the potential positive impact of familism.  Describe the role that familism may play in victimization and provide examples.

Course Available Until: February 28, 2030.

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1: In Mexican society, over ___________ of the population lives in shared households.
 
 
 
 
2: Familism encapsulates how societies, in their narratives, task the family with
 
 
 
 
 
3: Because it has received less attention, this study focuses on the role that families and familism play in ____________ within the family.
 
 
4: Which of the following describes participants in the study?
 
 
5: Which of the following illustrates the hierarchical family structure aligned with familism?
 
 
 
 
6: "Lucero eventually fled her home, pushed by the physical violence she was subjected to, but she never revealed what had transpired. She wanted to protect her family"  best illustrates which of the following processes?
 
 
 
 
7: A broadly documented tenet of familism is
 
 
 
 
8: "Yet, for all the strength Felipe's grandmother provided, she was aware of the abuse but never reported it to the authorities; she limited herself to treating Felipe's wounds" best describes which of the following processes?
 
 
 
 
9: "Monica stayed at home longer than she would have had to, finding it difficult to distance herself from her abusive family" best describes which of the following processes?
 
 
 
 
10: "You can't leave him," Emma's mother said.  "If I have stayed so many years with your father beating me all the time, you can also do it"  best describes which of the following processes?
 
 
 
 
11: Familism exists as a
 
 

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G.M. Rydberg-Cox, MSW, LSCSW is the Continuing Education Director at Free State Social Work and responsible for the development of this course.  She received her Masters of Social Work in 1996 from the Jane Addams School of Social Work at the University of Illinois-Chicago and she has over 20 years of experience.  She has lived and worked as a social worker in Chicago, Boston, and Kansas City.  She has practiced for many years in the area of hospital/medical social work.  The reading materials for this course were developed by another organization.

Course Available Until: February 28, 2030.
Filed under: Cultural Competence, Domestic Violence