Försörjningsstödets doxiska makt - En kvalitativ analys av socialsekreterares möjligheter och begränsningar i att respektera klienters självbestämmanderätt och integritet i försörjningsstödsärenden
(2019) SOPA63 20192School of Social Work
- Abstract
- The aim of this study was to understand how social secretaries reflect and act on the dilemma regarding self-determination and integrity for clients in social assistance cases within the framework of an exercise of authority that includes requirements and controls. The following questions were asked: How do social secretaries explain the meaning of self-determination and integrity for clients who uphold social assistance? Does the right to self-determination and integrity risk of being disregarded for clients who uphold social assistance, and if so, why?
Five semi-structured interviews were conducted. The sample consisted of five social secretaries from three different municipalities, working in the financial assistance units.
The... (More) - The aim of this study was to understand how social secretaries reflect and act on the dilemma regarding self-determination and integrity for clients in social assistance cases within the framework of an exercise of authority that includes requirements and controls. The following questions were asked: How do social secretaries explain the meaning of self-determination and integrity for clients who uphold social assistance? Does the right to self-determination and integrity risk of being disregarded for clients who uphold social assistance, and if so, why?
Five semi-structured interviews were conducted. The sample consisted of five social secretaries from three different municipalities, working in the financial assistance units.
The results show that the definition of self-determination and integrity that the social secretaries emphasize appear to be difficult to fully respect according to prevailing rules and guidelines. Using the concept of doxa, pastoral power and worthy and unworthy clients the study discusses the inherent power of the social maintenance system that the social secretaries express in their actions and reflections. The study’s results show, in line with previous research, that the inherent dilemma between control and help seems inevitable to escape in the modern social work design, regardless of the intentions of the social secretaries. (Less)
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- author
- Beka, Blinera LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- SOPA63 20192
- year
- 2019
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- social services, maintenance support, autonomy, integrity, pastoral power, doxa
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9003005
- date added to LUP
- 2020-01-30 09:57:20
- date last changed
- 2020-01-30 09:57:20
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