La Violencia: Una Mirada al Feminicidio en Ciudad Obregón, Sonora Desde las Dinámicas Familiares

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Authors: Silvia Elerna Huerta Castillo, Rosario Román Pérez
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Abstract

City Obregón, municipal capital of Cajeme, Sonora, has experienced an alarming increase in the crime of feminicide in the last decade. This scenario shows a problem of security, human rights and public health. The present research exposes some sociocultural concepts about cultural patterns of value systems that favor the normalization of extreme violence against women, which is feminicide. It is proposed as a hypothesis that the family nucleus is not only a place of affection, but it is also an environment where family dynamics that justify, mitigate and cover up “violence against women” are enabled, reinforced and reproduced (CU, 2026). One of the main ideas is the desensitization that occurs when violence becomes part of daily or social life. This makes it impossible for offenses, threats, insults, attacks, blows, etc. They are seen as an obstacle that complicates reporting and prevention. In this sense, what is taught without words, silence, obedience, tolerance of abuse can be learned and have greater impact than any official discourse on access to a life free of violence (CU, 2026). For these reasons, these learnings consolidate the patriarchal system and gender inequalities, which reinforce the notion that women have less value, are inferior and have less importance than men, for these reasons they must endure abuse, mistreatment, physical and psychological violence, etc. In environments such as Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, where elements such as the Gender Alert against Women (CONAVIM, 2025), high incidence of crime and the presence of network structures of criminal organizations are combined and it is situated as one of the populations with the highest level of violence worldwide. These dynamics of patterns and processes of violence against women are alarming and require analysis as an object of research. It is concluded that to reconstruct the genesis of violence from everyday life and what it is necessary to analyze what role family values ​​play in its reproduction. Understanding this phenomenon from the private space of the home can be the first step to prevent and transform it.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Gender Violence Rights in Latin America Intimate Partner and Family Violence Education and Gender Studies

Publication details

Journal / source
Ibero Ciencias - Revista Científica y Académica
Volume
5
Issue
1
Pages
1177–1189
Publication date
12 February 2026
Language
EN