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Ekonomiskt våld ur ett professionellt perspektiv - en kvalitativ studie av hur ekonomihandläggare och utredare inom våld i nära relationer definierar och identifierar ekonomiskt våld

Arcucci, Bianca LU and Forsblom, Cornelia LU (2026) SOPB63 20252
School of Social Work
Abstract
This study aimed to examine how social workers in financial assistance and intimate partner violence services define and identify economic abuse. The study was guided by Goffman’s frame analysis and Lipsky’s theory of street-level bureaucracy. A qualitative research design was employed, based on six semi-structured interviews with social workers. The findings indicate that social workers in intimate partner violence services share a common understanding of economic abuse within their work group, while this understanding differs across professional groups. Social workers in financial assistance report having sufficient knowledge to define the phenomenon but express a need for further knowledge and support to translate this understanding... (More)
This study aimed to examine how social workers in financial assistance and intimate partner violence services define and identify economic abuse. The study was guided by Goffman’s frame analysis and Lipsky’s theory of street-level bureaucracy. A qualitative research design was employed, based on six semi-structured interviews with social workers. The findings indicate that social workers in intimate partner violence services share a common understanding of economic abuse within their work group, while this understanding differs across professional groups. Social workers in financial assistance report having sufficient knowledge to define the phenomenon but express a need for further knowledge and support to translate this understanding into practice. The results further demonstrate clear differences between the professional groups in how economic abuse is identified in client encounters. These differences cannot be explained solely by individual working methods; rather, they appear to be shaped by differing organizational mandates. Additional contributing factors include variations in professional legitimacy to address violence-related issues and differing conditions for the exercise of professional discretion. (Less)
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author
Arcucci, Bianca LU and Forsblom, Cornelia LU
supervisor
organization
course
SOPB63 20252
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
economic abuse, financial abuse, intimate partner violence, social work, frame analysis, street-level bureaucracy
language
Swedish
id
9220139
date added to LUP
2026-01-22 10:02:18
date last changed
2026-01-22 10:02:18
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  abstract     = {{This study aimed to examine how social workers in financial assistance and intimate partner violence services define and identify economic abuse. The study was guided by Goffman’s frame analysis and Lipsky’s theory of street-level bureaucracy. A qualitative research design was employed, based on six semi-structured interviews with social workers. The findings indicate that social workers in intimate partner violence services share a common understanding of economic abuse within their work group, while this understanding differs across professional groups. Social workers in financial assistance report having sufficient knowledge to define the phenomenon but express a need for further knowledge and support to translate this understanding into practice. The results further demonstrate clear differences between the professional groups in how economic abuse is identified in client encounters. These differences cannot be explained solely by individual working methods; rather, they appear to be shaped by differing organizational mandates. Additional contributing factors include variations in professional legitimacy to address violence-related issues and differing conditions for the exercise of professional discretion.}},
  author       = {{Arcucci, Bianca and Forsblom, Cornelia}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Ekonomiskt våld ur ett professionellt perspektiv - en kvalitativ studie av hur ekonomihandläggare och utredare inom våld i nära relationer definierar och identifierar ekonomiskt våld}},
  year         = {{2026}},
}