@article{ref1,
title="The work of detachment from the ENDIREH interviewers: patterns of interpretation of domestic violence",
journal="Estudios Sociológicos",
year="2009",
author="Agoff, Carolina and Castro, Roberto",
volume="27",
number="80",
pages="451-476",
abstract="This is an analysis of testimonies by interviewers (surveyors) working for a national survey on domestic violence in Mexico carried out by the National Institute for Statistics, Geography, and Information Processing (INEGI). Two emotions repeatedly appear in these testimonies: powerlessness and indignation, which have a particular heuristic value, since they allow us to asses how the phenomenon of violence among couples is valued and represented. The analysis of the emotions enables a perception of the experiences elicited by the interview situation, and at the same time opens up a window on the subjective explanations that aim at attributing causes and responsibility of a domestic problem. Emotions, inextricably tied to thoughts and morality, have a particular socio-cognitive function because they cater for a communicative need: to manifest a rejection of violence; at the same time they reflect the gender determinations from where they are derived.<p />",
language="",
issn="0185-4186",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}