Violencia de género sobre inmigrantes en España. Un análisis psicosocial

Abstract

In this article, gender
-based violence inflicted on immigrant women in Spain is analyzed
in a psychosocial framework.
Three global objectives are fundamentally pursued.
The
first reviews some of the most important statistics at our disposal.
The second describes
the psychological and social factors related to the problem, emphasizing the barriers that
immigrant women must systematically face, as well as the particular vulnerability of
this group.
And the third of
fers a view of prostitution as a clear example of gender
-based
violence suf
fered by many immigrant women. Finally
, the most important contributions
of social and behavioural science in general and of psychology in particular are discussed,
suggesting some possible research initiatives for the future.