Det blir vad vi gör det till – så vad gör vi det till? En diskursanalys av LVU-domar.
(2014) SOPA63 20141School of Social Work
- Abstract
- The aim of this study was to examine how social problems are constructed through the power of the written word.
By studying 23 cases of 3§ LVU (Care of Young Persons Special Provisions Act)the aim was to try to determine how young boys and girls antisocial behavior were described depending on their gender.
The study has been carried out through a social constructionist erspective that focuses on gender and how it is being constructed in our society. By using discourse analysis my goal was to understand how words could create
differences in gender and how these differences was beeing expressed.
The study showed that boys are being portrayed as more aggressiv e than girls whereas girls tend to be portrayed as hard to reach and with a... (More) - The aim of this study was to examine how social problems are constructed through the power of the written word.
By studying 23 cases of 3§ LVU (Care of Young Persons Special Provisions Act)the aim was to try to determine how young boys and girls antisocial behavior were described depending on their gender.
The study has been carried out through a social constructionist erspective that focuses on gender and how it is being constructed in our society. By using discourse analysis my goal was to understand how words could create
differences in gender and how these differences was beeing expressed.
The study showed that boys are being portrayed as more aggressiv e than girls whereas girls tend to be portrayed as hard to reach and with a running away-behavior. (Less)
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- author
- Lindberg, Carl-Emil LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- SOPA63 20141
- year
- 2014
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- LVU, Care of Young Persons Special Provisions Act, discourse analysis, social construction, gender
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 4628707
- date added to LUP
- 2014-09-15 10:28:20
- date last changed
- 2014-09-15 10:28:20
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