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Att konstruera ett socialt problem. En kritisk perspektivanalys av två kommunala arbetsmarknadsprojekt riktade mot långtidsarbetslösa

Birging, Matilda LU (2021) SOPA63 20211
School of Social Work
Abstract
Unemployment and long-term unemployment is a recurring topic that is discussed in public debates. The recurring question is how society should solve this problem. But how and why is long-term unemployment considered a social problem? This essay aims to investigate two municipal labor market projects aimed at the long-term unemployed. The material was obtained from the City of Malmö's Labor and Social Affairs Committee and includes project applications, evaluations and final reports from the projects. With the help of Jönson's (2010) perspective analysis and a social constructionist approach, I analyze how the projects construct long-term unemployment as a social problem. With inspiration from Jönson's (2010) analysis scheme, I have been... (More)
Unemployment and long-term unemployment is a recurring topic that is discussed in public debates. The recurring question is how society should solve this problem. But how and why is long-term unemployment considered a social problem? This essay aims to investigate two municipal labor market projects aimed at the long-term unemployed. The material was obtained from the City of Malmö's Labor and Social Affairs Committee and includes project applications, evaluations and final reports from the projects. With the help of Jönson's (2010) perspective analysis and a social constructionist approach, I analyze how the projects construct long-term unemployment as a social problem. With inspiration from Jönson's (2010) analysis scheme, I have been able to identify various problem components in the material examined. Based on the concepts of claims and claimsmaking (Best 2017, Loseke 2003), material from the projects is analyzed to enable an explanation. The question of the essay is: How is long-term unemployment constructed as a social problem in the City of Malmö's project TAMU Malmö and the Hela Familjen 2.0? Due to limitations in the material, regarding the extent and divisions among the matieral, the analysis has certain weaknesses that cannot be explained away. The analysis shows that long-term unemployment is constructed as a social problem by focusing on the individual's own choices and inability to solve their situation on their own. The social workers and work and career leaders within the projects are constructed as rescuers and experts who can help the participants from their situation. (Less)
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author
Birging, Matilda LU
supervisor
organization
course
SOPA63 20211
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Long-term unemployment, social problem, social constructionism, perspective analysis, claimsmaking. Långtidsarbetslöshet, sociala problem, socialkonstruktionism, perspektivanalys, anspråksformulering
language
Swedish
id
9064132
date added to LUP
2021-09-03 11:41:24
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2021-09-03 11:41:24
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  abstract     = {{Unemployment and long-term unemployment is a recurring topic that is discussed in public debates. The recurring question is how society should solve this problem. But how and why is long-term unemployment considered a social problem? This essay aims to investigate two municipal labor market projects aimed at the long-term unemployed. The material was obtained from the City of Malmö's Labor and Social Affairs Committee and includes project applications, evaluations and final reports from the projects. With the help of Jönson's (2010) perspective analysis and a social constructionist approach, I analyze how the projects construct long-term unemployment as a social problem. With inspiration from Jönson's (2010) analysis scheme, I have been able to identify various problem components in the material examined. Based on the concepts of claims and claimsmaking (Best 2017, Loseke 2003), material from the projects is analyzed to enable an explanation. The question of the essay is: How is long-term unemployment constructed as a social problem in the City of Malmö's project TAMU Malmö and the Hela Familjen 2.0? Due to limitations in the material, regarding the extent and divisions among the matieral, the analysis has certain weaknesses that cannot be explained away. The analysis shows that long-term unemployment is constructed as a social problem by focusing on the individual's own choices and inability to solve their situation on their own. The social workers and work and career leaders within the projects are constructed as rescuers and experts who can help the participants from their situation.}},
  author       = {{Birging, Matilda}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Att konstruera ett socialt problem. En kritisk perspektivanalys av två kommunala arbetsmarknadsprojekt riktade mot långtidsarbetslösa}},
  year         = {{2021}},
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