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Könsspecifik, könsneutral eller mittemellan- En diskursanalys av genuskonstruktioner i missbruksvården

Hansson, Amanda LU (2014) SOPA63 20141
School 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
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organization
course
SOPA63 20141
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Gender, constructions, discourse analysis, drug treatment, reproductions, categorizations
language
Swedish
id
4461556
date added to LUP
2014-06-17 11:57:14
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2014-06-17 11:57:14
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  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}},
}