¿Un packto patriarcal?: Normas de género y violencia sexual facilitada por tecnología en relaciones sexoafectivas de jóvenes universitarios/as en Lima (Perú)
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2025-01-23
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Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
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La violencia sexual facilitada por la tecnología es un problema grave y prevalente en la era
digital, que afecta especialmente a la población joven. Un ámbito crucial, aunque poco
investigado, en el que se manifiesta esta forma de violencia, son las relaciones sexoafectivas.
Las tecnologías digitales hoy en día atraviesan estas interacciones de diversas maneras,
creando un entorno donde la violencia de género adquiere una complejidad particular.
Características propias de las plataformas digitales como el anonimato, la viralización y la
permanencia digital exacerban los impactos sobre las víctimas. Esta investigación busca
explicar cómo las normas de género influyen en las percepciones y experiencias de violencia
sexual facilitada por tecnología en relaciones sexoafectivas de un grupo de jóvenes
estudiantes de una universidad pública en Lima (Perú). Se utiliza una metodología cualitativa
basada en entrevistas en profundidad con jóvenes universitarios hombres y mujeres, y
observaciones en espacios de encuentro en el campus universitario. Se identifican cinco
formas principales de violencia sexual facilitada por tecnología: ciberexhibicionismo, sexting
coercitivo, difusión de rumores sexuales sobre la pareja, difusión no consentida de contenido
íntimo y exposición de la pareja o expareja al ciberacoso sexual. Se sostiene que las normas
de género funcionan como marcos de referencia que los y las jóvenes utilizan para hacer
sentido de sus experiencias de violencia sexual facilitada por tecnología, sea en su rol de
víctimas, perpetradores o testigos, y decidir cómo afrontarlas.
Technology-facilitated sexual violence is a serious and prevalent issue in the digital era, particularly affecting the young population. A crucial but under-researched area where this form of violence manifests is in sexual-affective relationships. Digital technologies today permeate these interactions in various ways, creating an environment where gender-based violence takes on a particular complexity. Characteristics inherent to digital platforms, such as anonymity, virality, and digital permanence, exacerbate the impacts on victims. This research seeks to explain how gender norms influence the perceptions and experiences of technology facilitated sexual violence in the sexual-affective relationships of a group of young students at a public university in Lima, Peru. A qualitative methodology is used, based on in-depth interviews with male and female university students, as well as observations in campus meeting spaces. Five main forms of technology-facilitated sexual violence are identified: cyber exhibitionism, coercive sexting, spreading sexual rumors about the partner, non-consensual dissemination of intimate content, and exposing the partner or ex-partner to cybersexual harassment. It is argued that gender norms function as frames of reference that young people use to make sense of their experiences of technology-facilitated sexual violence, whether in their role as victims, perpetrators, or witnesses, and decide how to cope with them.
Technology-facilitated sexual violence is a serious and prevalent issue in the digital era, particularly affecting the young population. A crucial but under-researched area where this form of violence manifests is in sexual-affective relationships. Digital technologies today permeate these interactions in various ways, creating an environment where gender-based violence takes on a particular complexity. Characteristics inherent to digital platforms, such as anonymity, virality, and digital permanence, exacerbate the impacts on victims. This research seeks to explain how gender norms influence the perceptions and experiences of technology facilitated sexual violence in the sexual-affective relationships of a group of young students at a public university in Lima, Peru. A qualitative methodology is used, based on in-depth interviews with male and female university students, as well as observations in campus meeting spaces. Five main forms of technology-facilitated sexual violence are identified: cyber exhibitionism, coercive sexting, spreading sexual rumors about the partner, non-consensual dissemination of intimate content, and exposing the partner or ex-partner to cybersexual harassment. It is argued that gender norms function as frames of reference that young people use to make sense of their experiences of technology-facilitated sexual violence, whether in their role as victims, perpetrators, or witnesses, and decide how to cope with them.
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Violencia sexual--Perú--Lima, Internet--Aspectos sociales--Perú--Lima, Estudiante universitarios-- Conducta sexual--Perú--Lima, Roles sexuales--Perú--Lima
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