Domestic Violence study carried-out in Chile fron an anthropological point of view that shows the importance of the inter-gender relationships in the prevention of the phenomena, Media campaigns of D.V. to promote intra-gender relationships as a means of protection.

1. Meeting Strategies to Abolish Domestic Violence in Cultural Context of Poverty and Christian Values Policy Dialogue on Gender Equality 2002 Roxana Toro Barrientos Social Anthropologist CISA Research Center of Social-Applied Sciences Chile

9. Theoretical Framework (2) Culture “ A n organized system of knowledge and beliefs by means of which the human beings, structure our experience and perceptions, formulate acts and choose the action alternatives ” .

15. ORIGIN MAINTENANCE RESOLUTION Abs/ Inad. of the maternal figure Conflictive Relationship with the feminine figures Spaces of Social Interaction with other females Traditional Gender Role S.P. Marian Gender Identity Conflictive and overprotective behavior in the performance of the maternal role