Könsspecifik, könsneutral eller mittemellan- En diskursanalys av genuskonstruktioner i missbruksvården
(2014) SOPA63 20141School of Social Work
- Abstract
- This paper is problematizing the gender constructions appearing in documents talking of drug treatment in Sweden. Through discourse analysis, the gender constructions done in documents focusing on addiction, and created by government agencies and rehab- and treatment-centers are studied. In previous research, two positions emerged: one expressing the necessity of showing and discussing women´s vulnerability and their need of gender-specific interventions, the other position enforcing the first position as reproducing gender stereotypes. Here a dilemma occurs. How can we talk about women´s need of special treatment without maintaining stereotypes? In the study one hegemonic discourse appeared that was characterized by doing heteronormative... (More)
- This paper is problematizing the gender constructions appearing in documents talking of drug treatment in Sweden. Through discourse analysis, the gender constructions done in documents focusing on addiction, and created by government agencies and rehab- and treatment-centers are studied. In previous research, two positions emerged: one expressing the necessity of showing and discussing women´s vulnerability and their need of gender-specific interventions, the other position enforcing the first position as reproducing gender stereotypes. Here a dilemma occurs. How can we talk about women´s need of special treatment without maintaining stereotypes? In the study one hegemonic discourse appeared that was characterized by doing heteronormative gender constructions. Also, an oppositional discourse containing a more gender-neutral stance was found. This latter discourse challenges the hegemonic discourse in not using gender specific categorizations in talking about drug abuse. This helps avoiding stereotype reproductions of gender. However, in doing this the opposing discourse does not make women’s structural exposition visible. (Less)
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- author
- Hansson, Amanda LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- SOPA63 20141
- year
- 2014
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Gender, constructions, discourse analysis, drug treatment, reproductions, categorizations
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 4461556
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- 2014-06-17 11:57:14
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@misc{4461556, abstract = {{This paper is problematizing the gender constructions appearing in documents talking of drug treatment in Sweden. Through discourse analysis, the gender constructions done in documents focusing on addiction, and created by government agencies and rehab- and treatment-centers are studied. In previous research, two positions emerged: one expressing the necessity of showing and discussing women´s vulnerability and their need of gender-specific interventions, the other position enforcing the first position as reproducing gender stereotypes. Here a dilemma occurs. How can we talk about women´s need of special treatment without maintaining stereotypes? In the study one hegemonic discourse appeared that was characterized by doing heteronormative gender constructions. Also, an oppositional discourse containing a more gender-neutral stance was found. This latter discourse challenges the hegemonic discourse in not using gender specific categorizations in talking about drug abuse. This helps avoiding stereotype reproductions of gender. However, in doing this the opposing discourse does not make women’s structural exposition visible.}}, author = {{Hansson, Amanda}}, language = {{swe}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{Könsspecifik, könsneutral eller mittemellan- En diskursanalys av genuskonstruktioner i missbruksvården}}, year = {{2014}}, }