ABSTRACT
The objective of this research was to identify the elements of masculinity from the narratives of men, who experience intimate partner violence, participating in focus groups from a social constructionist perspective. Social constructionism was used as a paradigm of analysis and by means of the content analysis technique we worked with the documents produced in the men’s sessions and with the observation protocols. The sample consisted of 35 male participants in two focus groups in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. The results reflected an unattainable masculine ideal that generates discomfort; fatherhood as an attribute of masculinity but also of male violence from replicated patterns; and finally, male fear that generates violence.
