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Självkonstruktion och offerdiskurser - en kvalitativ studie av kvinnor som har utsatts för våld av en manlig partner

Avdic, Irma LU and Johansson, Lovisa (2020) SOPA63 20192
School of Social Work
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to get a deeper understanding of women who are exposed to domestic violence by their male partners. We have examined how battered women both draw from and reject victimdiscourses in their processes of self‐construction and how available “victim” discourses affected these women'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 women with experience of living in a violent heterosexual relationship. The empirical data was analysed using a qualitative content analysis. Hacking's theory of interactive categories and Holstein and Miller's theory of victimization have formed the study's theoretical... (More)
The purpose of this study was to get a deeper understanding of women who are exposed to domestic violence by their male partners. We have examined how battered women both draw from and reject victimdiscourses in their processes of self‐construction and how available “victim” discourses affected these women'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 women with experience of living in a violent heterosexual relationship. The empirical data was analysed using a qualitative content analysis. Hacking's theory of interactive categories and Holstein and Miller's theory of victimization have formed the study's theoretical framework. We found that in attempts to construct identities for themselves, battered women become caught between notions of victimization, shame, and responsibility. The abused women could not identify with prevailing victim discourses which means that a victim is someone who is powerless and unable to change his or her life. This resulted in that the women was characterized by shame and not seeking help.However,the tendency to assume a victim identity changed over the course of the relationship. Assuming a victim identity after the relationship ended could in many cases be associated with power and ability to take action. (Less)
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author
Avdic, Irma LU and Johansson, Lovisa
supervisor
organization
course
SOPA63 20192
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Self-construction, battered women, shame, the ideal victim, control
language
Swedish
id
9002233
date added to LUP
2020-01-24 12:33:00
date last changed
2020-01-24 12:33:00
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  abstract     = {{The purpose of this study was to get a deeper understanding of women who are exposed to domestic violence by their male partners. We have examined how battered women both draw from and reject victimdiscourses in their processes of self‐construction and how available “victim” discourses affected these women'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 women with experience of living in a violent heterosexual relationship. The empirical data was analysed using a qualitative content analysis. Hacking's theory of interactive categories and Holstein and Miller's theory of victimization have formed the study's theoretical framework. We found that in attempts to construct identities for themselves, battered women become caught between notions of victimization, shame, and responsibility. The abused women could not identify with prevailing victim discourses which means that a victim is someone who is powerless and unable to change his or her life. This resulted in that the women was characterized by shame and not seeking help.However,the tendency to assume a victim identity changed over the course of the relationship. Assuming a victim identity after the relationship ended could in many cases be associated with power and ability to take action.}},
  author       = {{Avdic, Irma and Johansson, Lovisa}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Självkonstruktion och offerdiskurser - en kvalitativ studie av kvinnor som har utsatts för våld av en manlig partner}},
  year         = {{2020}},
}