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SNACKA OM SEX! En kvalitativ studie om kuratorers syn på sexualitet och ungdomsmottagningens verksamhet

Wagermark, Hanna LU (2011) SOPA63 20111
School of Social Work
Abstract
The pourpose of this thesis was to investigate how counselors working at the youth clinic views the clinic's function and how they address teenagers' sexuality. Four different counselors in Skåne, Sweden were interviewed, using a qualitity approach. The result shows that the counselors considered the youth clinic as a free zone for young people and a meeting place where they can be comprehended and accepted. The counselors also regard themselves value-free and steady adults, who are not afraid to meet young people in their search of their sexuality. By analyzing the material from a social constructionist perspective, the results also show that the youth clinics can additionally be regarded as a control mechanism, maintaining the norms and... (More)
The pourpose of this thesis was to investigate how counselors working at the youth clinic views the clinic's function and how they address teenagers' sexuality. Four different counselors in Skåne, Sweden were interviewed, using a qualitity approach. The result shows that the counselors considered the youth clinic as a free zone for young people and a meeting place where they can be comprehended and accepted. The counselors also regard themselves value-free and steady adults, who are not afraid to meet young people in their search of their sexuality. By analyzing the material from a social constructionist perspective, the results also show that the youth clinics can additionally be regarded as a control mechanism, maintaining the norms and beliefs around sexuality, that exist in Swedish society. (Less)
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author
Wagermark, Hanna LU
supervisor
organization
course
SOPA63 20111
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Young people, teenagers, sexuality, youth clinic
language
Swedish
id
2152713
date added to LUP
2011-09-01 14:25:13
date last changed
2011-09-01 14:25:13
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  abstract     = {{The pourpose of this thesis was to investigate how counselors working at the youth clinic views the clinic's function and how they address teenagers' sexuality. Four different counselors in Skåne, Sweden were interviewed, using a qualitity approach. The result shows that the counselors considered the youth clinic as a free zone for young people and a meeting place where they can be comprehended and accepted. The counselors also regard themselves value-free and steady adults, who are not afraid to meet young people in their search of their sexuality. By analyzing the material from a social constructionist perspective, the results also show that the youth clinics can additionally be regarded as a control mechanism, maintaining the norms and beliefs around sexuality, that exist in Swedish society.}},
  author       = {{Wagermark, Hanna}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{SNACKA OM SEX! En kvalitativ studie om kuratorers syn på sexualitet och ungdomsmottagningens verksamhet}},
  year         = {{2011}},
}