“När det gäller våld måste vi göra vårt jobb, med eller utan pandemi” Socialarbetares upplevelser av mäns våld mot kvinnor under Covid-19 pandemin och deras förståelse av riskfaktorer för våld och våldsutsatta kvinnors situation.
(2021) SOPA63 20211School of Social Work
- Abstract
- Men’s perpetration of intimate partner violence against women is a global problem that prevents social equality and contributes to severe health problems for many women, and the ongoing global covid-19 pandemic has caused an increase in violence against women. The aim of this study was therefore to explore social workers' perspectives on how the covid-19 pandemic affects women subjected to intimate partner violence, and to analyse how social workers’ experiences can contribute to an expanded understanding of risk factors for violence and how to prevent it, as well as how societal crises affects men’s violence against women. The method chosen was qualitative, semi-structured interviews with seven professionals from different municipalities... (More)
- Men’s perpetration of intimate partner violence against women is a global problem that prevents social equality and contributes to severe health problems for many women, and the ongoing global covid-19 pandemic has caused an increase in violence against women. The aim of this study was therefore to explore social workers' perspectives on how the covid-19 pandemic affects women subjected to intimate partner violence, and to analyse how social workers’ experiences can contribute to an expanded understanding of risk factors for violence and how to prevent it, as well as how societal crises affects men’s violence against women. The method chosen was qualitative, semi-structured interviews with seven professionals from different municipalities who treat women subjected to intimate partner violence in their daily work. We applied an ecological and intersectional framework to our analysis in order to interpret the factors behind intimate partner violence on both individual and societal levels. A key finding of this study was that risk factors for intimate partner violence are the same during the pandemic as before, but increased in occurrence and impact. Another finding was that even though women subjected to intimate partner violence is a heterogeneous group, and women of all ages, origin, socioeconomic status etcetera are affected, there are important differences between groups of women when it comes to the possibility to seek help during the pandemic, age and migration status being important factors. The study also found that whether the aid organizations where working from home or not affected the influx of women seeking help. The study highlights the importance of an intersectional and multilevel understanding of risk factors related to violence, and by analysing the added dimensions associated with the pandemic, the study contributes with new knowledge about how to aid prevention and develop treatment strategies to counter violence at several levels. (Less)
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- Rehnstrand, Sara LU and Berggren, Josefine LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- SOPA63 20211
- year
- 2021
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Intimate partner violence, Covid-19 pandemic, social worker, Risk factors, violence against women, våld i nära relationer, mäns våld mot kvinnor, coronapandemin, Covid-19 pandemin, socialarbetare, riskfaktorer
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9052227
- date added to LUP
- 2021-06-15 12:14:22
- date last changed
- 2021-06-15 12:14:22
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abstract = {{Men’s perpetration of intimate partner violence against women is a global problem that prevents social equality and contributes to severe health problems for many women, and the ongoing global covid-19 pandemic has caused an increase in violence against women. The aim of this study was therefore to explore social workers' perspectives on how the covid-19 pandemic affects women subjected to intimate partner violence, and to analyse how social workers’ experiences can contribute to an expanded understanding of risk factors for violence and how to prevent it, as well as how societal crises affects men’s violence against women. The method chosen was qualitative, semi-structured interviews with seven professionals from different municipalities who treat women subjected to intimate partner violence in their daily work. We applied an ecological and intersectional framework to our analysis in order to interpret the factors behind intimate partner violence on both individual and societal levels. A key finding of this study was that risk factors for intimate partner violence are the same during the pandemic as before, but increased in occurrence and impact. Another finding was that even though women subjected to intimate partner violence is a heterogeneous group, and women of all ages, origin, socioeconomic status etcetera are affected, there are important differences between groups of women when it comes to the possibility to seek help during the pandemic, age and migration status being important factors. The study also found that whether the aid organizations where working from home or not affected the influx of women seeking help. The study highlights the importance of an intersectional and multilevel understanding of risk factors related to violence, and by analysing the added dimensions associated with the pandemic, the study contributes with new knowledge about how to aid prevention and develop treatment strategies to counter violence at several levels.}},
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title = {{“När det gäller våld måste vi göra vårt jobb, med eller utan pandemi” Socialarbetares upplevelser av mäns våld mot kvinnor under Covid-19 pandemin och deras förståelse av riskfaktorer för våld och våldsutsatta kvinnors situation.}},
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