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”Fastkedjad med en genomskinlig kedja” Hederskultur och kollektivet – en kvalitativ studie av självbiografiska berättelser

Malmqvist, Isabella LU and Olofsson Malencic, Antonia LU (2025) SOPB63 20242
School of Social Work
Abstract
This study aimed to identify which perpetrators appear in the culture of honor and how their roles are described in four women's depictions in their autobiographies. Furthermore, the aim was to understand the upholding of the culture of honor through their stories. The chosen method for this study was a qualitative thematic text analysis of four autobiographies. The theoretical framework for the study was the systems theory described by Öquist (2024) and Hirdman's (2007) theory about gender systems. The study showed that several perpetrators were acting in a large system, there was not solely one perpetrator rather several that contributed to the oppression as well as the upholding of honor culture through various roles. Additionally, the... (More)
This study aimed to identify which perpetrators appear in the culture of honor and how their roles are described in four women's depictions in their autobiographies. Furthermore, the aim was to understand the upholding of the culture of honor through their stories. The chosen method for this study was a qualitative thematic text analysis of four autobiographies. The theoretical framework for the study was the systems theory described by Öquist (2024) and Hirdman's (2007) theory about gender systems. The study showed that several perpetrators were acting in a large system, there was not solely one perpetrator rather several that contributed to the oppression as well as the upholding of honor culture through various roles. Additionally, the results showed the complexity behind the perpetrators' actions and their dual role as both perpetrators but also victims of the system. It also appeared that the perpetrators' role could be active, passive, encouraging as well as facilitating. The study found how the individual was affected by the norms and values of the community and how each person was shaped and sanctioned through various types of social control to stay in line with the will of the system. The most prominent aspect that was found through the study was the power of the collective and how individual needs always came second to what the collective wanted. (Less)
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author
Malmqvist, Isabella LU and Olofsson Malencic, Antonia LU
supervisor
organization
course
SOPB63 20242
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
honor-based abuse, perpetrators, honor culture, collective, norms, gender, systems theory, gender system
language
Swedish
id
9182478
date added to LUP
2025-01-23 10:26:46
date last changed
2025-01-23 10:26:46
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  abstract     = {{This study aimed to identify which perpetrators appear in the culture of honor and how their roles are described in four women's depictions in their autobiographies. Furthermore, the aim was to understand the upholding of the culture of honor through their stories. The chosen method for this study was a qualitative thematic text analysis of four autobiographies. The theoretical framework for the study was the systems theory described by Öquist (2024) and Hirdman's (2007) theory about gender systems. The study showed that several perpetrators were acting in a large system, there was not solely one perpetrator rather several that contributed to the oppression as well as the upholding of honor culture through various roles. Additionally, the results showed the complexity behind the perpetrators' actions and their dual role as both perpetrators but also victims of the system. It also appeared that the perpetrators' role could be active, passive, encouraging as well as facilitating. The study found how the individual was affected by the norms and values of the community and how each person was shaped and sanctioned through various types of social control to stay in line with the will of the system. The most prominent aspect that was found through the study was the power of the collective and how individual needs always came second to what the collective wanted.}},
  author       = {{Malmqvist, Isabella and Olofsson Malencic, Antonia}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{”Fastkedjad med en genomskinlig kedja” Hederskultur och kollektivet – en kvalitativ studie av självbiografiska berättelser}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}