Kvinnor i KRIS : om erfarenheter av stöd från frivilligt och professionellt organiserat socialt arbete
(2005)School of Social Work
- Abstract
- The aim of this study was to examine how women in a voluntary organization, KRIS (C.R.I.S. Criminals' Return Into Society) express their experience of help and support from voluntary and professional organized social work. This was an empirically based study with, qualitative approach. The methods of data collection were unstructured interviews and participant observation.
The central question was which importance KRIS possible may have in the process of the women's return into society from involvement in crime and drug abuse. What can KRIS offer that the professional organization can't?
The findings were that mutuality, mutual aid or mutual help based on shared experiences is hard to replace with support from professional organized... (More) - The aim of this study was to examine how women in a voluntary organization, KRIS (C.R.I.S. Criminals' Return Into Society) express their experience of help and support from voluntary and professional organized social work. This was an empirically based study with, qualitative approach. The methods of data collection were unstructured interviews and participant observation.
The central question was which importance KRIS possible may have in the process of the women's return into society from involvement in crime and drug abuse. What can KRIS offer that the professional organization can't?
The findings were that mutuality, mutual aid or mutual help based on shared experiences is hard to replace with support from professional organized social work. Feelings for example are hard to express in a way that makes sense to those who doesn't share the experiences of a marginalised life. The genuine understanding that comes from shared experiences seems to be valuable in developing a new identity.
Bourdieu's thoughts of cultural and symbolic capital were used to enlighten and clarify what's happening between clients, professionals and volunteers on the field of social work. (Less)
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- author
- Folkesson, Agneta
- supervisor
- organization
- year
- 2005
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- frivillig hjälpverksamhet, frivilligorganisationer, brottslingar, Social problems and welfare, national insurance, Sociala problem, social välfärd, socialförsäkring
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 1333192
- date added to LUP
- 2005-04-22 00:00:00
- date last changed
- 2005-04-22 00:00:00
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abstract = {{The aim of this study was to examine how women in a voluntary organization, KRIS (C.R.I.S. Criminals' Return Into Society) express their experience of help and support from voluntary and professional organized social work. This was an empirically based study with, qualitative approach. The methods of data collection were unstructured interviews and participant observation.
The central question was which importance KRIS possible may have in the process of the women's return into society from involvement in crime and drug abuse. What can KRIS offer that the professional organization can't?
The findings were that mutuality, mutual aid or mutual help based on shared experiences is hard to replace with support from professional organized social work. Feelings for example are hard to express in a way that makes sense to those who doesn't share the experiences of a marginalised life. The genuine understanding that comes from shared experiences seems to be valuable in developing a new identity.
Bourdieu's thoughts of cultural and symbolic capital were used to enlighten and clarify what's happening between clients, professionals and volunteers on the field of social work.}},
author = {{Folkesson, Agneta}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Kvinnor i KRIS : om erfarenheter av stöd från frivilligt och professionellt organiserat socialt arbete}},
year = {{2005}},
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