The objectives of this research consisted in the analysis of parents, from different social classes, conceptions about domestic violence against children, the types of aggression reported, the definition given to these behaviors and the violence detection level in their environment that they present. To accomplish these objectives it was elaborated one structured interview guide, based in another work research about chidrearing practices, composed of 15 questions. 48 parents participated and they were divided in two groups: 24 of middle class and 24 of popular class. The results indicate that both groups of parents know about domestic violence, unless some differences were observed between them. These results indicate the need of more researches about this subject.
Domestic violence; Negligence; Family
