Offer eller förövare? En kvalitativ studie om män som har utsatts för våld av en kvinnlig partner
(2019) SOPA63 20182School of Social Work
- Abstract
- The purpose of this study was to get a deeper understanding of men who are exposed to domestic violence by their female partners. We have examined the embedded norms related to the fact, that a man gets beaten by a woman, and how these norms have affected these men’s views on their role and their choice not to seek assistance to get out of their situation. The empirical data has been collected through four autobiographies written by men with experience of living in violent relationships with women. The empirical data itself has then been analysed through a qualitative content analysis. R.W. Connells theory of masculinity, Nils Christies description of the ideal victim and the shame process have formed the study’s theoretical framework. The... (More)
- The purpose of this study was to get a deeper understanding of men who are exposed to domestic violence by their female partners. We have examined the embedded norms related to the fact, that a man gets beaten by a woman, and how these norms have affected these men’s views on their role and their choice not to seek assistance to get out of their situation. The empirical data has been collected through four autobiographies written by men with experience of living in violent relationships with women. The empirical data itself has then been analysed through a qualitative content analysis. R.W. Connells theory of masculinity, Nils Christies description of the ideal victim and the shame process have formed the study’s theoretical framework. The result showed that the prevailing normative conceptions of men who are exposed to violence, has had influence on how the examined men perceive themselves. The attitudes and reception these men received can be linked to the hegemonic masculinity, which entails the man being seen as secure, strong, self sufficient and capable of taking care of himself. Due to the men comparing themselves to the normative preconceived notions, results showed that these men were unable to identify as the ideal victim. Neither by themselves, nor by their surroundings. Neither by themselves, nor by their surroundings. Instead the men have felt an obligation to uphold the hegemonic masculinity to reinforce the distancing of them playing the part of the victim and thus retain their masculine identity. (Less)
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Syftet med den här undersökningen var att få en djupare förståelse för män som utsätts för våld i nära relation av en kvinnlig partner. Vi har undersökt vilka normer som finns inbäddade i det faktum att en man blir slagen av en kvinna och hur dessa normer har påverkat männens syn på sin egen roll och valet att inte söka hjälp ur sin situation. Empirin har samlats in genom fyra självbiografier skrivna av män som har erfarenhet av att leva i en våldsam relation med en kvinna. Empirin har sedan analyserats genom en kvalitativ innehållsanalys. R.W Connells maskulinitetsteori, Nils Christies beskrivning av det idealiska brottsoffret och skamprocessen har utgjort undersökningens teoretiska ramverk. Resultatet visade att de rådande normativa... (More)
- Syftet med den här undersökningen var att få en djupare förståelse för män som utsätts för våld i nära relation av en kvinnlig partner. Vi har undersökt vilka normer som finns inbäddade i det faktum att en man blir slagen av en kvinna och hur dessa normer har påverkat männens syn på sin egen roll och valet att inte söka hjälp ur sin situation. Empirin har samlats in genom fyra självbiografier skrivna av män som har erfarenhet av att leva i en våldsam relation med en kvinna. Empirin har sedan analyserats genom en kvalitativ innehållsanalys. R.W Connells maskulinitetsteori, Nils Christies beskrivning av det idealiska brottsoffret och skamprocessen har utgjort undersökningens teoretiska ramverk. Resultatet visade att de rådande normativa föreställningarna som finns om våldsutsatta män har haft en påverkan på hur de undersökta männen såg på sig själva. De attityder och det bemötande som männen har fått har kunnat sättas i relation till den hegemoniska maskuliniteten som innebär att mannen ses som trygg, stark, självförsörjande och kapabel att ta hand om sig själv. Då männen har speglat sig i de normativa föreställningarna har de inte kunnat identifieras med ett idealt brottsoffer varken av sig själva eller av omgivningen. Istället har männen känt en skyldighet att upprätthålla den hegemoniska maskuliniteten för att förstärka avståndstagandet till en offerroll och på så sätt bibehålla sin maskulina identitet. (Less)
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- author
- Holk, Josephine LU and Nilsson, Anna LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- SOPA63 20182
- year
- 2019
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- hegemonic masculinity, battered men, shame, the ideal victim
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 8968000
- date added to LUP
- 2019-01-31 17:05:53
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- 2019-01-31 17:05:53
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author = {{Holk, Josephine and Nilsson, Anna}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Offer eller förövare? En kvalitativ studie om män som har utsatts för våld av en kvinnlig partner}},
year = {{2019}},
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