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Socialarbetaren i blickfånget - En intervjustudie om hur socialarbetares yrkesroll skapas, formas och påverkas av samhällsdebatten och den rådande politiken

Waldenström, Tindra LU and Mattiasson, Victoria LU (2026) SOPB63 20261
School of Social Work
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to deepen the understanding of the social worker’s professional role and practice in relation to public debate and politics, with a focus on three distinct themes: The influence of public debate on the professional role and its consequences, Political unawareness and its consequences for the professional role, and the influence of public debate on service users. In order to collect the relevant material, we have used semi-structured interviews with six different social workers in different fields. We have used discourse analysis as a theory. By analyzing the empirical material from the interviews, grounded in previous research and the theoretical framework, we reached certain conclusions. The results of this... (More)
The purpose of this study is to deepen the understanding of the social worker’s professional role and practice in relation to public debate and politics, with a focus on three distinct themes: The influence of public debate on the professional role and its consequences, Political unawareness and its consequences for the professional role, and the influence of public debate on service users. In order to collect the relevant material, we have used semi-structured interviews with six different social workers in different fields. We have used discourse analysis as a theory. By analyzing the empirical material from the interviews, grounded in previous research and the theoretical framework, we reached certain conclusions. The results of this study showed that public debate and politics play a big part in the social worker’s professional role and practice. Challenges arise when the negative discourse adversely affects service users’ willingness to cooperate and social workers’ motivation in their professional practice. (Less)
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author
Waldenström, Tindra LU and Mattiasson, Victoria LU
supervisor
organization
course
SOPB63 20261
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
discourse analysis, social workers, professional role, public debate, social construction, politics
language
Swedish
id
9249193
date added to LUP
2026-08-27 10:55:03
date last changed
2026-08-27 10:55:03
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  abstract     = {{The purpose of this study is to deepen the understanding of the social worker’s professional role and practice in relation to public debate and politics, with a focus on three distinct themes: The influence of public debate on the professional role and its consequences, Political unawareness and its consequences for the professional role, and the influence of public debate on service users. In order to collect the relevant material, we have used semi-structured interviews with six different social workers in different fields. We have used discourse analysis as a theory. By analyzing the empirical material from the interviews, grounded in previous research and the theoretical framework, we reached certain conclusions. The results of this study showed that public debate and politics play a big part in the social worker’s professional role and practice. Challenges arise when the negative discourse adversely affects service users’ willingness to cooperate and social workers’ motivation in their professional practice.}},
  author       = {{Waldenström, Tindra and Mattiasson, Victoria}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Socialarbetaren i blickfånget - En intervjustudie om hur socialarbetares yrkesroll skapas, formas och påverkas av samhällsdebatten och den rådande politiken}},
  year         = {{2026}},
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