Kvinnan bakom våldet - En kvalitativ studie om kvinnor som blivit utsatta för hedersrelaterat våld
(2016) SOPA63 20152School of Social Work
- Abstract
- The aim of this study was to examine life stories narrated in autobiographies by women, who have been the subjects of honour-based violence. The aim of this study was also to analyse which representations and consequences/implications narratives delineated have in the general comprehension of this specific kind of violence. In using a narrative method we chose to take a qualitative, and constructivist path. We studied four autobiographies, all written by women who have been the subjects of honour-based violence.
Postcolonial theory was used as the theoretical framework applied to the analysis. The result of the study showed that honour was described to be a matter of life and death and that honour-based violence was often seen as a... (More) - The aim of this study was to examine life stories narrated in autobiographies by women, who have been the subjects of honour-based violence. The aim of this study was also to analyse which representations and consequences/implications narratives delineated have in the general comprehension of this specific kind of violence. In using a narrative method we chose to take a qualitative, and constructivist path. We studied four autobiographies, all written by women who have been the subjects of honour-based violence.
Postcolonial theory was used as the theoretical framework applied to the analysis. The result of the study showed that honour was described to be a matter of life and death and that honour-based violence was often seen as a problem that occurs in ‘other cultures’, rather than in the western culture. Hence, the violence was framed as a phenomenon that was not visualized as a problem among the European society. According to the narratives delineated, when the women that had been subjected of honour-based violence turned to the social services to get help, they didn’t get the help they needed, because of a lack of understanding regarding similar issues. The conclusion of the study was that there is a need for more information and understanding of honour-based violence, in order for the social services to meet and help their clients in the best possible way.
Keywords: Honour-based violence, ‘other cultures’, social services (Less)
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- author
- Kaakati, Ammal LU and Shamekhi, Sahar LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- SOPA63 20152
- year
- 2016
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Honour-based violence, ‘other cultures’, social services
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 8520176
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- 2016-01-29 13:14:13
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