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  • 1.
    Aalsö, Natalia
    et al.
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    Julia, Forne
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    SiS mellan tvång och vård: En kontradiktion i utsagor2021Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    The aim of this thesis is to investigate the self-proclaimed performance of the National Board of Institutional Care, and its specific youth care homes in Sweden (SiS), concerning SiS work with institutionalised children and youth in relation to law of The Care of Young Persons Act (LVU). Special focus is also given to how the SiS self-assessment contrasts with the accounts given by institutionalised youths. We have investigated SiS claims present on their website since it provides ample documentation, information and deeds, and investigated reports by youth in the media, research and news outlets. We have elected to code all collected data and have thus identified key recurring themes present in youth and SiS reports.We have then regarded these findings with respect to our theories that are presented in the results and analysis section along with previous research. In this section we maintain that the description provided by youths at SiS is problematic and often shows a lack of care giving instances or staff that master the tools required to meet the youth in a constructive manner. In the discussion we once again maintain our theories and methodological approach that is based on Discourse analytical grounds that maintain the importance of language and the messages signified through actions.

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  • 2.
    Abdo, Manal
    et al.
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    Abdul Rahman, Nadin
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    Konsekvenser av individens belastningsregister: En studie om brottsdömdas återintegrering i arbetslivet2023Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    Introduction: The study provides a comprehensive overview of how it has become increasingly common in today's job market for employers to request criminal record checks during the hiring process. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine how the criminal record affects the employment prospects of individuals with a criminal background and to analyze the methods identified as effective in supporting individuals who have been denied employment due to their criminal record. Method: To address the study's objectives, a qualitative research approach was chosen, involving content analysis and document analysis. Results: Individuals with a criminal record face greater challenges in reintegrating into the labor market due to the stigmatization and labeling associated with having a criminal record. The results showed that individuals with a criminal record experience social exclusion, discrimination, and stigmatization. Furthermore, the findings indicate that these individuals are indirectly punished even after serving their sentence, as they face limitations in their opportunities for labor market reintegration. Society views them as deviant, further hindering the reintegration of individuals with previous criminal convictions and increasing the likelihood of recidivism. Therefore, it is important to implement strategies and interventions that focus on the rehabilitation and reintegration of individuals with criminal backgrounds into the labor market.

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  • 3.
    Abdulsalam, Alnuimat
    et al.
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    Abdi, Abdullah
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    High unemployment among foreign-born individuals2024Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    This study has examined the main causes of high unemployment among foreign-born individuals by interviewing professionals within the field of practical social work. We have interviewed six supervisors within the labor market initiative Rusta & Matcha, an intervention for unemployed individuals carried out by private companies on behalf of the Swedish Public Employment Service. The results point to two main categories of causes for the high unemployment among foreign-born individuals: individual and structural/external factors. Individual factors include lack of language skills, low level of education, and limited work experience. Structural reasons include issues with validation and recognition of foreign qualifications, ethnic discrimination in the labor market, limited social networks, and cultural differences. Additionally, the results highlight how these causes affect different groups of foreign-born individuals.

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  • 4.
    Abouniaj, Ala
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    Barn med särskilda behov: En kvalitativ studie av inkludering av barn i behov av särskilt stöd i skolundervisningen2020Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    The Swedish education Act is one of several laws and legal documents regulating every children's right to an equal education and where every child's differences are an asset, integrating children's differences instead of separating them. Despite this, previous research shows that the swedish school system is failing in including necessary means for children with special needs and also discusses what the necessary means are for a successful schooling. In light of this, the aim of this study is twofold where I first aim to show the lack of including necessary support for children with special needs in the Swedish school education. By pointing this out, I will move on to the main purpose of the study which is to examine how Swedish teachers within the municipality of Malmö work in order to include these children in the education. The method used for answering the purpose and research questions of the study are semi structured interviews focusing on the concept of inclusion and including children with special needs in the normal education system. The developed concept on inclusion as well as learning and development stems from the theoretical framework, where I have also identified specific themes that will be applied to collect relevant findings from the interviews. The result of the study shows that, as previous studies show, that there are failing points in the lack of resources when trying to include students with special needs. But, the teachers reflect in many ways when working with inclusion of students in need of special support.

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  • 5.
    Adelsbo, Ida
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    ”Jag skulle dö…”: En kvalitativ intervjustudie om upplevelsen av arbetsrelaterat klientvåld hos socialsekreterare som arbetar inom ekonomiskt bistånd2023Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [sv]

    Socialsekreterare inom ekonomiskt bistånd stöter på risker i sitt arbete som innebär att de tenderar att utsättas för arbetsrelaterat klientvåld mer än andra yrkesgrupper. Syftet har varit att studera upplevelserna av arbetsrelaterat klientvåld bland socialsekreterare som arbetar med ekonomiskt bistånd,hur de har hanterat upplevelserna och hur de har blivit påverkade av dessa. Studien analyserar dimensionen av den geografiska närheten till sina klienter parallellt med arbetsrelaterat klientvåld. Åtta kvalitativa semistrukturerade intervjuer har genomförts med socialsekreterare som arbetar med ekonomiskt bistånd i mindre kommuner. Empirin har analyserats utifrån organisationsteori med inriktning på klientrelationen och organisationskultur samt teori om copingstrategier. Upplevelserna av arbetsrelaterat klientvåld presenteras i termer av våld, hot och trakasserier. Resultatet presenterar att våld är tämligen ovanligt förekommande bland socialsekreterarna, medan hot och trakasserier tenderade att vara vanligt förekommande. Studien fann 16 olika copingstrategier som användes för att hantera upplevelserna av arbetsrelaterat klientvåld. Copingstrategierna delades in i problemfokuserade och emotionsfokuserade. Upplevelsen av arbetsrelaterat klientvåld påverkade socialsekreteraren genom att de ändrade sitt arbetssätt och blev avvaktande i sin yrkesroll. Privatlivet påverkades genom att socialsekreteraren undvek lokala platser för att inte träffa på klienten, fick med sig upplevelserna hem där obehaget överfördes till deras familjer. Resultatet fann att den geografiska närheten till sina klienter i relation till arbetsrelaterat klientvåld gör att upplevelserna av arbetsrelaterat klientvåld förstärks. Arbetsrelaterat klientvåld är normaliserat inom organisationen. Organisationen saknar tydliga gränser för vad som klassificeras som arbetsrelaterat klientvåld. Det resulterar i att socialsekreterare inte rapporterar klientvåld som de anser är icke acceptabelt.

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  • 6.
    Adlerton, Caroline
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    Traumamedvetenhet i praktiken: En litteraturstudie2024Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    Trauma is becoming inceasingly prevalent in today's society, and its effects on individuals' mental health can be profoundly devastating. Despite its prevalence and severity, there has been a lack of clear guidlines and frameworks for how trauma should be adressed within various support systems. Trauma informed care has proven to be an effective approach to addressing and treating individuals who have experienced trauma. Despite its demonstrated effectiviness, there is still a lack of information and research about trauma informed approaches and how a support system can implement its principles. This gap between research and application creates a clear detachement between the need for effective trauma management and the available resources to meet this need. This study aims to bridge this gap by examining the implementation process of trauma informed care, with specific focus on identifying factors that hinder and facilitate the implementation within support systems. A scoping review method was used to gather relevant litterature, followed by a thematic analysis to examine the data. The results indicate that the implementation of trauma informed care is strongly influenced by the following factors; telf-efficacy, affective commitment, staff education and foundational knowledge.  

  • 7.
    Afzelius, Maria
    et al.
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA). Malmö University, Centre for Sexology and Sexuality Studies (CSS).
    Plantin, Lars
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA). Malmö University, Centre for Sexology and Sexuality Studies (CSS).
    Östman, Margareta
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA). Malmö University, Centre for Sexology and Sexuality Studies (CSS).
    Families living with parental mental illness and their experiences of family interventions2018In: Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, ISSN 1351-0126, E-ISSN 1365-2850, Vol. 25, no 2, p. 69-77Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Introduction: Although research has shown that evidence-based family interventions in research settings improve the communication and understanding of parental mental illness, there is a lack of knowledge about interventions in an everyday clinical context. Aim: This study explores how families with parental mental illness experience family interventions in a natural clinical context in psychiatric services. Method: Five families with children aged 10–12 were recruited from psychiatric services in southern Sweden and interviewed in a manner inspired by naturalistic inquiry and content analysis. Both family and individual interviews were performed. Results: In striving to lead an ordinary life while coping with the parental mental illness, these families sought the support of the psychiatric services, especially in order to inform their children about the mental illness. Despite different family interventions, the family members felt supported and reported that the number of conflicts in the family had decreased. The parents were appreciative of help with child-rearing questions, and the children experienced a calmer family atmosphere. However, the partner of the person with mental illness experienced being left without support. Implications for practice: Our study shows that psychiatric services, and especially mental health nurses, are in a position to more regularly offer family interventions in supporting the children and the healthy partners.

  • 8.
    Afzelius, Maria
    et al.
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    Östman, Margareta
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    Råstam, Maria
    Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry , Lund University , Lund , Sweden; Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry , Gillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre, University of Gothenburg , Gothenburg , Sweden.
    Priebe, Gisela
    Department of Psychology , Lund University , Lund , Sweden; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine , Barnafrid - National Competence Centre in Child Abuse, Linköping University , Linköping , Sweden.
    Parents in adult psychiatric care and their children: a call for more interagency collaboration with social services and child and adolescent psychiatry2018In: Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, ISSN 0803-9488, E-ISSN 1502-4725, Vol. 72, no 1, p. 31-38Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Background: A parental mental illness affects all family members and should warrant a need for support.Aim: To investigate the extent to which psychiatric patients with underage children are the recipients of child-focused interventions and involved in interagency collaboration.Methods: Data were retrieved from a psychiatric services medical record database consisting of data regarding 29,972 individuals in southern Sweden and indicating the patients' main diagnoses, comorbidity, children below the age of 18, and child-focused interventions.Results: Among the patients surveyed, 12.9% had registered underage children. One-fourth of the patients received child-focused interventions from adult psychiatry, and out of these 30.7% were involved in interagency collaboration as compared to 7.7% without child-focused interventions. Overall, collaboration with child and adolescent psychiatric services was low for all main diagnoses. If a patient received child-focused interventions from psychiatric services, the likelihood of being involved in interagency collaboration was five times greater as compared to patients receiving no child-focused intervention when controlled for gender, main diagnosis, and inpatient care.Conclusions: Psychiatric services play a significant role in identifying the need for and initiating child-focused interventions in families with a parental mental illness, and need to develop and support strategies to enhance interagency collaboration with other welfare services.

  • 9.
    Agarwal, Pankhuri
    et al.
    University of Bristol.
    Djampour, PouranLinköping University.Farsakoglu, EdaLund University.Kolankiewicz, MartaLund University.Lundberg, ToveLund University.Nordling, VannaMalmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).Scott, KatrineUniversity Collage Copenhage.Sixtensson, JohannaMalmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).Söderman, EmmaLund University.
    The Politics and Ethics of Representation in Qualitative Research: Addressing Moments of Discomfort2021Collection (editor) (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    This book offers insights on politics and ethics of representation that are relevant to researchers concerned with struggles for justice. It takes moments of discomfort in the qualitative research process as important sites of knowledge for exploring representational practices in critical research.

    The Politics and Ethics of Representation in Qualitative Research draws on experiences from research processes in nine PhD projects. In some chapters, ethical and political dilemmas related to representational practices are analyzed as experienced in fieldwork. In others, the focus is on the production of representation at the stage of writing. The book deals with questions such as: What does it mean to write about the lives of others? How are ethics and politics of representation intertwined, and how are they distinct? How are politics of representation linked to a practice of solidarity in research? What are the im/possibilities of hope and care in research?

    Drawing on grounded empirical research, the book offers input to students, PhDs, researchers, practitioners, activists and others dealing with methodological dilemmas from a critical perspective. Instead of ignoring discomforts, or describing them as solved, we stay with them, showing how such a reflective process provides new, ongoing insights.

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  • 10.
    Ahlström, Gerd
    et al.
    Lund University.
    Hansson, Jan-Åke
    Lund University.
    Kristensson, Jimmie
    Lund University.
    Runesson, Ingrid
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    Persson, Magnus
    Lund University.
    Bökberg, Christina
    Lund University.
    Collaboration and guidelines for the coordination of health care for frail older persons with intellectual disability: A national survey of nurses working in municipal care.2021In: Nursing Open, E-ISSN 2054-1058, Vol. 8, no 3, p. 1369-1379Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    AIMS: To describe and compare perceptions of collaboration between care providers on the part of three groups of Registered Nurses working in municipal care and having particular responsibility concerning the care of frail older people with intellectual disability (ID); and, furthermore, to investigate the presence of and compliance with guidelines for the coordination of care.

    DESIGN: National survey study with cross-sectional design.

    METHODS: Nurses (N = 110) with key positions concerning people with ID answered a national questionnaire about collaboration, guidelines and coordinated individual plans. Descriptive and comparative statistical analyses were applied.

    RESULTS: The meetings on cooperation and coordination of interventions were attended most frequently by nurses, and least frequently by social workers. The nurses were overall satisfied with the collaboration but perceived shortcomings in the case of inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care. Only in about half of the meetings for making care plans participated the people with intellectual disability and next of kin.

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  • 11.
    Ahmad, Linn
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    En intervjustudie om hur socialsekreterare inom ekonomisktbistånd beaktar barnets rättigheter2024Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    Children whose families live in economic hardship tend not to participate in social activitiesthat involve money. Economically disadvantaged children are described as those who, due toinsufficient financial resources, have difficulty living a life similar to other children in thesame community. Social workers are legally obligated to specifically consider the bestinterests of the child in measures concerning children and to use both the Social Services Actand the Convention on the Rights of the Child in their decisions. Thus, a social worker isobliged to consider the child's rights, the child's perspective, and the child's best interests intheir work. The purpose of this study is to investigate how social workers in financial aid usetheir discretion to protect children's rights in accordance with the four core principles of theConvention on the Rights of the Child. The study employs a qualitative method withsemi-structured interviews to obtain the perceptions of two different professional groups onwhether social workers in financial aid are considered to uphold the four core principles ofthe Convention on the Rights of the Child and whether they believe that social workers usetheir discretion sufficiently to consider children's rights. The collected empirical material wasthen analyzed in various themes connected with previous research and Lipsky's theories ondiscretion and street-level bureaucracy. Research indicates that social workers in financial aidfail to use their discretion to protect the child's rights and to uphold the four core principles ofthe Convention on the Rights of the Child. The study revealed results indicating that socialworkers' decisions regarding children can be influenced by the organization's management, asenior social worker, lack of knowledge, ambiguities in guidelines within the organization,and the absence of child participation in decisions affecting them. Furthermore, it was foundthat social workers' individualized assessments and priorities were crucial in how they choseto use their own discretion. With more opportunities for education on the child's perspectiveand child rights and a developing practice on how children's rights should be considered andapplied in financial aid work, social workers can help prevent more children from becomingvulnerable and experiencing the consequences of such vulnerability.

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  • 12.
    Ahmed Omar, Samira
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    Intellektuell funktionsnedsättning och alternativ och kompletterande kommunikation (AKK).: - En litteraturstudie om AKK som verktyg för självbestämmande2024Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [sv]

    Denna scoping-studie syftar till att undersöka betydelsen av alternativ och kompletterande kommunikation (AKK) för självbestämmande hos personer med intellektuell funktionsnedsättning (IF). Genom att granska relevant forskning och analysera resultaten utifrån teorierna KASAM och sociokulturell teori, strävar studien efter att ge en bild av hur AKK kan stödja kommunikativa färdigheter, öka självständighet och förbättra livskvaliteten hos denna målgrupp. Resultat av denna scoping-studie visar att AKK har en betydande positiv inverkan på självbestämmande, kommunikativa färdigheter och övergripande livskvalitet hos personer med intellektuell funktionsnedsättning. Genom att använda teorierna KASAM och sociokulturell teori ger studien en djupare förståelse för hur AKK stödjer begriplighet, hanterbarhet och meningsfullhet samt främjar kognitiv och språklig utveckling genom social interaktion och kulturella verktyg. 

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  • 13.
    Akne, Liv
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    Att skapa rummet i rummet: – Om sjukhuskuratorers metoder för relationsskapande i vårdmiljö2022Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    On the ward, healthcare social workers often speak to patients in rooms without

    the possibility of privacy or quiet. The aim of this paper is to examine which

    methods healthcare social workers (HSW's) use to build relationships and create a

    holding environment in these settings, and how they are used in practice.

    Findings from this qualitative interview study show that there are several methods

    that HSW’s can use – both physical and verbal. They also employ several methods

    to block out disturbances from other patients and personnel, as well as methods to

    create safety and predictability in order to establish a holding environment for

    patients. These methods are often used together and adapted to each situation. The

    group of HSW's interviewed in this study draw knowledge from both education

    and practice, and are concordant in their views even though they often work alone. 

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  • 14.
    Alaeddine, Tina
    et al.
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    Ali, Yemame
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    Medias framställning av socialtjänstens arbete och profession: En kvalitativ studie om socialsekreterares upplevelse av medias rapportering samt påverkan på barn- och ungdomsutredningar2023Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    Based on media's influence on society, the study aims to investigate how social workers feel regarding their work with children and youth investigations which is affected by how the media portrays social services and social work. The study also aims to investigate how the media affects social workers as a profession. Through its reporting and review of social services, the media can reach out, generate interest, and create opinions among the public. Social workers who work with child and youth investigations establish strong emotions through their professional role and through their decisions. Previous research shows that social workers nationally and internationally share the image that the media's portrayal of social services and their work in negative terms is affected by social work and professions to varying extents. In this study, we have chosen to use scientific reviewed articles from Australia, England, New Zealand, USA, and Sweden. The implementation of the study consisted of five semi-structured interviews with social workers working in Malmo, which together with our theories; The agenda setting theory, the organization theory, and the profession theory, form the basis for our analysis and results. The result of the study shows that the social workers we interviewed experience a common image that the media's reporting regarding the social service and its work with child and youth investigations is predominantly negative. Although they see media's negative reporting as a good thing due it leads to improvement and keeps the work legally secure. Furthermore, our interviewed participants share a common view that a good collaboration with the media could have led to a positive image of the social services but also the profession. 

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  • 15.
    Alansari, Hasse
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    Återintegrering i arbetsmarknaden förtidigare dömda personer: En litteraturstudie av strukturella och psykologiska faktorer sompåverkar möjligheterna till anställning och minskat återfall2024Independent thesis Basic level (university diploma), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    This comprehensive literature study explores the reintegration of former convicts into society, highlighting key sociopsychological factors. Focused on the application of three pivotal theories: Stigmatisation Theory, Stigmatization Theory, and Social Control Theory, it provides valuable insights into the challenges and dynamics of re-entry. The research elucidates the severe mental health struggles that ex-offenders frequently face, reinforcing the importance of psychological support and interventions in the reintegration process. The Social Control Theory application underscores the role of strong societal ties in reducing recidivism, advocating for sustained social connection support for former convicts. Simultaneously, the exploration of Labeling Theory and Stigmatization Theory sheds light on the societal stigmatization ex-offenders endure, leading to self-fulfilling prophecies and prolonged social exclusion. In summary, this study suggests a holistic approach to reintegration that concurrently addresses individual psychological needs and systemic societal biases. This integrated approach is crucial for the successful re-entry and societal inclusion of ex-convicts, underscoring the need for policy and societal changes.

  • 16.
    Alftberg, Åsa
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    Anhörigkonsulenters uppdrag och arbete: Rapport från en forskningscirkel om stöd till anhöriga och kunskapsbehov2020Report (Other academic)
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  • 17.
    Alftberg, Åsa
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    Det egna lärandet: Reflektioner kring pedagogiska erfarenheter som universitetslärare2020In: Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (JoTL), E-ISSN 2004-4097, Vol. 1, no 1Article in journal (Other academic)
    Abstract [sv]

    Denna text innehåller tre exempel på pedagogiskt utvecklingsarbete som jag som universitetslärare har erfarenhet av. Exemplen rör konstruktiv länkning, samverkan och co-teaching samt forskningsanknytning och en god lärandemiljö. Dessa exempel diskuteras utifrån pedagogiska resonemang och värderas kritiskt – vad har jag lärt mig i relation till läraruppdraget? 

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  • 18.
    Alftberg, Åsa
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    Det låsta skåpet: Gränser och medicinering inom äldreomsorgen2018In: Mitt och ditt: Etnologiska perspektiv på ägandets kulturella betydelse. / [ed] Karin Salomonsson, Lunds universitet, Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper , 2018, p. 153-166Chapter in book (Other academic)
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  • 19.
    Alftberg, Åsa
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    En vanlig dag på jobbet: vardagsrasism på äldreboendet2022In: Polarisering och samexistens: Kulturella förändringar i vår tid / [ed] Zackariasson, Maria; Öhlander, Magnus; Pripp, Oscar, Borea , 2022, p. 253-268Chapter in book (Refereed)
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  • 20.
    Alftberg, Åsa
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    Med hänsyn till ålder2018In: Äldreomsorg och åldrande: från anhörigskap till krisberedskap. / [ed] Finnur Magnússon, Studentlitteratur AB, 2018, p. 161-172Chapter in book (Other academic)
  • 21.
    Alftberg, Åsa
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    Medication management in Swedish nursing homes: an ethnographic study of resistance,negotiation and control2022In: European Journal of Social Work, ISSN 1369-1457, E-ISSN 1468-2664, Vol. 25, no 2, p. 186-197Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Medication management in elderly care has become a considerable part of the care work. It involves health care professionals, such as registerednurses, formally delegating their tasks to non-professionals, typicall ycare workers. The aim of this article is to explore the medication management in nursing homes for older people. The focus lies on howcare workers and residents interact in relation to the medication management routines. Participant observations were made in seven nursing homes, and the analysis of the empirical material applied the theoretical concepts of local routine culture and materiality. The nursing home residents may try to resist or negotiate the medication management routines, express their reluctance in words or actions, ask questions or make demands. While routines produce institutional bodies, acts of resistance and negotiation may strengthen a person’s sense of self. Medication management affect the relationship between care workers and residents, by enabling interaction. Looking at medication management as a social phenomenon deepens the understanding of how it affects care work and illustrates that in the context of nursing home care, health care and social care are not separate but rather intertwined.

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  • 22.
    Alftberg, Åsa
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    Providing support for family carers: social workers describing their professional role2023In: Nordic Social Work Research, ISSN 2156-857X, E-ISSN 2156-8588, p. 1-11Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Family carers have a growing significance, and they are increasingly regarded as clients in need of support. In Sweden, the municipal support for family carers is often provided by family care advisors. However, there is a lack of knowledge regarding this relatively new area of social work practice. This article aims to explore how family care advisors describe their work and construct their professional role in relation to family carers. The empiric material derives from a research circle, a form of focus group interview, with family care advisors. The theoretical framework is based on the concept categorical pair, where the description of the family care advisors’ work includes constructing themselves as professionals and the family carers as clients. Four themes have emerged in their stories: being neutral, being allies, being a container, and being an educator. The findings show how the family care advisors’ relationship with the family carers is described as being simultaneously personal and professional: a form of professional friendship with a delicate balancing act. The family care advisors also view their neutral role, with no power to exercise authority, as important and required. Family carers that are perceived as difficult are described from a paternalistic perspective, thus needing to be educated by the family care advisors. Accordingly, when the family care advisors construct their professional role, they also construct family carers, which includes implicit moral notions of a ‘good carer’.

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  • 23.
    Alftberg, Åsa
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    Refamilisering och responsibilisering: Moraliska förväntningar på anhörigskap2022In: Perspektiv på utsatthet och problem under åldrandet / [ed] Håkan Jönson, Lund: Social Work Press , 2022, p. 190-202Chapter in book (Refereed)
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  • 24.
    Alftberg, Åsa
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    Sharing knowledge: Neuroscience and the circulation of medical knowledge2020In: Movement of knowledge: Medical humanities perspectives on medicine, science, and experience / [ed] Kristofer Hansson; Rachel Irwin, Lund: Nordic Academic Press, 2020, p. 91-109Chapter in book (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    This article explores the views on medical knowledge and its circulation from the perspective of a privileged group – the scientists themselves who are the main actors in producing medical knowledge. The concept of sharing knowledge helps to highlight how knowledge circulation is affected by digitalisation, which changes scientific working conditions and sometimes makes sharing problematic. It reveals the underlying idea of knowledge as an exclusive property and the frictions that occur when this idea is challenged.

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  • 25.
    Alftberg, Åsa
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    Socialt arbete med äldre: Att åldras med och till funktionsnedsättning2024In: Funktionsförmåga, funktionshinder och socialt arbete / [ed] Hanna Egard, Ingrid Runesson, Matilda Svensson Chowdhury, Malmö: Gleerups Utbildning AB, 2024, p. 69-81Chapter in book (Refereed)
  • 26.
    Alftberg, Åsa
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    Ta en tablett2019In: Sånt vi bara gör / [ed] Jenny Nilsson, Susanne Nylund Skog, Fredrik Skott, Institutet för språk och folkminnen, 2019, p. 114-115Chapter in book (Other academic)
  • 27.
    Alftberg, Åsa
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    ”Tidigare sa vi: Vad behöver ni hjälp med? Nu är det mer: Hur mår ni?”: Anhörigkonsulenters upplevelser av stöd till anhöriga under covid-19-pandemin.2021In: Socialvetenskaplig tidskrift, ISSN 1104-1420, E-ISSN 2003-5624, Vol. 28, no 4, p. 439-453Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Family care advisors work with specialized support for family carers within the municipalities. During the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2020, however, support activities for family cares were essentially shut down. This article, which is based on qualitative interviews, examines family care advisors’ experiences of their work during the pandemic and the interaction strategies they describe. Trontos (1993) ethics of care has been used as a theoretical framework. The interviewees describe how their meetings with family carers have taken on new forms, mainly as telephone conversations and outdoor meetings. The significance of the meeting place has become more noticeable and something that must be planned around. Contacts with family carers now take place primarily on the initiative of the family care advisors. The content of the meetings has also changed and they are perceived as more demanding. The family care advisors emphasise that they can listen and confirm rather than offer practical solutions as these are made difficult during the pandemic. The emotional support to family carers has become more prominent and puts higher demands on the family care advisors’ emotional competence.

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  • 28.
    Alftberg, Åsa
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    Ålderism och ableism som strategier för social ordning2021In: Perspektiv på ålderism / [ed] Håkan Jönson, Lund: Social Work Press , 2021, p. 97-112Chapter in book (Refereed)
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  • 29.
    Alftberg, Åsa
    et al.
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    Ahlström, Gerd
    Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, P.O. Box 157, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden.
    Nilsen, Per
    Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Division of Community Medicine, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden.
    Behm, Lina
    Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, P.O. Box 157, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden.
    Sandgren, Anna
    Center for Collaborative Palliative Care, Department of Health and Caring Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Linnaeus University, SE-351 95 Växjö, Sweden.
    Benzein, Eva
    Center for Collaborative Palliative Care, Department of Health and Caring Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Linnaeus University, SE-351 95 Växjö, Sweden.
    Wallerstedt, Birgitta
    Center for Collaborative Palliative Care, Department of Health and Caring Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Linnaeus University, SE-351 95 Växjö, Sweden.
    Rasmussen, Birgit H
    Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, P.O. Box 157, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden; The Institute for Palliative Care, Region Skane and Lund University, P.O. Box 157, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden.
    Conversations about Death and Dying with Older People: An Ethnographic Study in Nursing Homes2018In: Healthcare, E-ISSN 2227-9032, Vol. 6, no 2, article id 63Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Nursing homes are often places where older persons “come to die.” Despite this, death and dying are seldom articulated or talked about. The aim of this study was to explore assistant nurses’ experiences of conversations about death and dying with nursing home residents. This study is part of an implementation project through a knowledge-based educational intervention based on palliative care principles. An ethnographic study design was applied in seven nursing homes, where eight assistant nurses were interviewed and followed in their daily assignments through participant observations. The assistant nurses stated that they had the knowledge and tools to conduct such conversations, even though they lacked the time and felt that emotional strain could be a hinder for conversations about death and dying. The assistant nurses used the strategies of distracting, comforting, and disregarding either when they perceived that residents’ reflections on death and dying were part of their illness and disease or when there was a lack of alignment between the residents’ contemplations and the concept of dying well. They indicated that ambivalence and ambiguity toward conversations about death and dying should be taken into consideration in future implementations of knowledge-based palliative care that take place in nursing homes after this project is finalized.

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  • 30.
    Alftberg, Åsa
    et al.
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA). Lund University.
    Bengtsen, Peter
    Lund University.
    The Sci-Fi Brain: Narratives in Neuroscience and Popular Culture2018In: Culture Unbound: Journal of Current Cultural Research, E-ISSN 2000-1525, Vol. 10, no 1, p. 11-30Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    The connection between neuroscience, popular media and lay perceptions of thebrain involves the framing of complex scientific processes and results throughfamiliar cultural narratives and metaphors. Such narratives are often built onthe premise that neuroscience, with the help of powerful new technologies,will finally solve the mysteries of brain and mind, consciousness and morality.At the same time, popular culture—especially the science fiction genre—tendsto focus on worst case scenarios of the implementation of technology. Thisarticle explores cultural narratives of what the brain is and how it functions intwo different contexts—among neuroscientists and within popular culture. Inparticular, narratives about technology and the malleable brain as well as thenotion of the mad scientist are studied. The article explores how these narrativesare presented and used in popular culture and how neuroscientists relate to thenarratives when describing their work. There is a contrast, but also a blurring ofboundaries, between actual research carried out and the fictional portrayals ofscientists constructing, or altering, fully functional brains. To some extent, thenarratives serve as a background for the public’s understanding of, and attitudetowards, neuroscience—something that must be taken into consideration whendealing with the therapeutic treatment of patients. The narratives of neurosciencein popular culture are to a certain degree shaped by actual scientific practices andfindings, but neuroscience is also influenced by laypeople’s perceptions, whichoften have their roots in the narratives of popular culture.

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  • 31.
    Alftberg, Åsa
    et al.
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    Hansson, Kristofer
    Lund university.
    Vinsten med att ta ansvar för hälsa2019In: Health Management: vinst, värde, kvalitet i hälso- och sjukvården / [ed] Lars Nordgren; Kristofer Hansson, Sanoma Utbildning , 2019, p. 135-152Chapter in book (Other academic)
  • 32.
    Alftberg, Åsa
    et al.
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    Hansson, Kristofer
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    Idvall, Markus
    Stockholm Univ, Ethnol, Dept Ethnol Hist Relig & Gender Studies, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden.
    "Just a Bunch of Cells": The Affordance of Neurons in Neuroscientific Reasoning2020In: Ethnologia Scandinavica, ISSN 0348-9698, Vol. 50, p. 221-234Article in journal (Refereed)
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  • 33.
    Alftberg, Åsa
    et al.
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    Johansson, Maria
    Lund University.
    Ahlström, Gerd
    Lund University.
    Ambivalence among staff regarding ageing with intellectual disabilities: Experiences and reflections2021In: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, ISSN 1744-6295, E-ISSN 1744-6309, Vol. 25, no 2, p. 192-209Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    This study explores the experiences and reflections of staff in intellectual disability (ID) services concerning ageing with ID. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 24 staff members in group homes and daily activity centres. The findings showed that the staff were uncertain about the signs of ageing in people with intellectual disabilities; they compared the life conditions of these people with conditions in older people without intellectual disabilities. Their emphasis on an active lifestyle was very strong. The staff members also mentioned uncertainty about how to facilitate assistive devices and whether ‘ageing in place’ was the best solution. The overall theme was manifested as ambivalence where notions of older people with intellectual disabilities seemed incompatible with notions of old age in general and could be explained by the theoretical concept of age coding. The findings of this study indicate the need to provide education about ageing to staff working in ID services.

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  • 34.
    Ali, Maja
    et al.
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    Mardini, Rimm
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    Kriminalitet bland unga: En studie om kopplingen mellan socioekonomisk utsatthet och unga kriminella2021Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    There are many risk factors for youth regarding the development of a criminal behaviour. The purpose of this study is to examine how youth from families with low socio-economic status have a bigger risk of becoming criminals because of their low socio-economical background. The study is mainly focusing on the risk factor; low socio-economics and risk factors that are related to low socio-economics such as housing conditions and school. It’s a literature study that is based on previous research that is going to be interpreted by two different criminological theories. To give the reader an overall picture we are going to examine other risk factors as well. The result of the study shows that low socio-economics is an undeniable risk factor for developing a criminal behavior. It also shows that the residential area and the structural organization in the residential area can have a huge impact on the youth living there. Many times the whole area is a low socio-economic area which previous studies show is a usual risk factor. Meanwhile the structural organization in a residential area can sometimes make a risk factor while in other areas, it can be a protective factor, depending on how the structural organisation looks. The result also shows that children and youth in schools in these low socio-economic areas, present lower grades than the ones in other neighbourhoods. School results play a big role in the development of a criminal behaviour - low results are a big risk factor while good results can be a protective factor. 

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  • 35.
    Ali, Sara
    et al.
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    Aqer, Sarah
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    "Jag är liksom svartlistad": Svårigheterna med att återintegreras till samhället efter kriminalitet2022Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    The purpose of this qualitative study is to investigate the difficulties that people who have committed criminal acts experience when re-entering into society. The purpose is also to examine what can improve the re-entry and reduce recidivism. We therefore chose to conduct interviews to be able to capture the individuals' experience when reintegrating into society after committing a crime. We interviewed six members from Krami, which is an organization dedicated to help individuals who have committed a crime, or who have come out of an addiction. An individual who has committed criminal acts may encounter obstacles, as well as risk of not being accepted by society, and thus end up in exclusion. Therefore, we chose to base our analysis based on three theories that we considered relevant to the study, these theories are the stamping theory, sense of coherence (SOC) and the stigma theory. We draw attention to the fact that individuals who have a criminal past may experience difficulties in finding a job due to employers requesting criminal records, but also that the jobs are offered as jobs with lower status and lower pay. We have also come to the conclusion that there are difficulties with housing, as many landlords request that you have no payment remarks, which many who have served a sentence have. The results of this study also show that family and friends are a good support for reintegration into society, and in combination with Krami, which is an organization for individuals who have previously committed criminal acts. 

  • 36.
    Almheden, Ida
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    Upplevelsen av medberoende: En fenomenologisk analysstudie av hur medberoende beskrivs i svenska poddsändningar2022Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    Co-dependency is discussed as a problematic category and its meaning have changed over time and within different contexts. The aim of this study is to take an inside perspective, investigating the lived experience of co-dependency as it is described in Swedish podcasts. The study frames two questions: How the experience of living close to a substance abuser is described in Swedish podcasts and how the co-dependent individuals describe their situation has changed.

    The material of the study consists of six episodes of Swedish podcasts focused on addiction and co-dependency. Using methods of qualitative content analysis and thematic analysis the podcasts have been transcribed, coded, and themed according to the framed questions. The identified themes have been analysed from a phenomenological perspective in relation to theories of coping and perceived self-efficacy.

    The study identifies six themes which answer the first framed question, as they describe the lived experience of co-dependency: loss of self-focus, searching for approval, need for control, to be in denial and to show a façade. From a phenomenological perspective it is interpreted that co-dependent people direct their intentionality towards the substance abuser. Experiences of denying own needs and protecting an image can be interpreted as a limited lifeworld among co-dependents. The study further identifies a usage of emotional coping strategies during co-dependency. Recovery has been found through problem-solving strategies i.e., to redefine the situation, to search for information and to express feelings.  

    To answer the second framed question, how co-dependents describe the experience of changing their situation, themes have been found in finding answers for experienced difficulties and finding support among like-minded. Support given by others are interpreted to have strengthen the perceived self-efficacy by giving opportunity for social learning and positive emotional control.

  • 37.
    Almqvist, Ida
    et al.
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    Sekelius, Rebecka
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    Pojkar och flickor i LVU-domar: Genuskonstruktioner i 3§ LVU2021Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    The legislation should be gender neutral, and should not have a gender bias, but it does happen that the court takes decisions based on gender stereotypes and norms. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate if there are any gender constructions in the Care of Young Persons Ac, to highlight these possible differences between how boys and girls get judged according to article 3 in the law and also on what grounds the girls and boys are taken into custody. The thesis is based on 28 judgements from the Administrative court of appeal in Sweden. The first question that is answered in the thesis is how girls and boys are represented or written about in the judgements regarding article 3 in the Care of Young Persons Act. The second question that is answered is on what grounds these children are taken into compulsory care and if these grounds differ on the basis of gender. Gender theory is the theoretical framework in this thesis and is applied on the judgements. The results in this thesis show that there are certain differences between how boys and girls are judged according to article 3 in the Care of Young Persons Act. The analysis of the 28 judgements show that the differences can be that girls are taken into compulsory care based on descriptions of their sexuality. Their mental illnesses and emotions are more highlighted in the judgements. The results found that there are more boys taken into compulsory care and they are more involved in criminality and have violent behaviour and a heavier drug addiction compared to the girls. The gender differences could mostly be seen in statements made by the social welfare board in the judgements and in some statements made by the Administrative court of appeal when they described the “vagabonding” lifestyle of the girls.

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  • 38.
    Al-Muteri, Basma
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    Socialsekreterares upplevelser och hantering av ilskna klienter2023Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    This study aims to show how socialworkers in financial assistance experience that clients react to rejection decitions, how these reactions affect them mentally and how they cope with it. Four semi-structured interviews with socialworkers were conducted to collect material for the study, who have varying work experiences in the field. The theories used for analyses of the material are Resilience and Coping, which have been chosen do to relevance and can enable understanding of the phenomenon. The results of the study show that socialworkers experience that angry clients had bigger effect on their mental health at the beginning of their employment. The socialworkers have, according to the studys results, developed high resilience in work and a numerous of coping-strategies. The most common strategies used were self-controlling, seeking social support and planful problem solving. Previous research has shown that the workenvironment is crucial for socialworkers wellbeing, which the material of the study strenghtens. The studys main result and analysis is an importance of resilience and coping-ability for socialworkers to avoid mental illness.

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  • 39.
    Al-Salih, Sana
    et al.
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    Lindbom, Maja
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    "Malmö måste sluta vara generösare med försörjningsstöd": En kritisk diskursanalys som synen på försörjningsstöd och bidragstagare i svenska tidningar2022Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    The purpose of this paper is to examine the discourse in Swedish newspapers  around financial aid and financial aid recipients. Furthermore it is of interest to examine what consequences this discourse could mean for the individuals in question. The method used to answer the purpose of this paper is critical discourse analysis. After reading the newspaper articles three themes were identified. The analysis was split up into three themes which were that Malmö is a generous city, referencing the amount they pay out in financial aid, that the discourse revolved around unemployment and unemployment programs and mentions of foreign-born individuals. Each theme was analyzed with Fairclough’s three dimensional model. The results show that financial aid recipients are stigmatized. There is limited discussion in Swedish newspapers about the limitations and opportunities that financial aid seekers face. This is because the articles in the newspaper are using statistics and official reports to criticize politicians, socialworkes as well as the financial aid recipients.

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  • 40.
    Al-Shimmari, Abdullah
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    Heder ur ett teoretiskt perspektiv: En systematisk litteraturstudie kring hedern ur ett teoretiskt perspektiv2023Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    The purpose of this study has been to understand and theorize the phenomenon of honor andhonor-systems. Honor-systems has been a widely discussed theme by different outsources.Throughout the last 20 years there has been many cases of murders rooted in the preservationof one’s honor and reputation. To understand the different factors behind honor-system,relevant theories have been carefully selected to fit the theme and direction of this study. Thechoice of method for this paper has been a qualitative literature study where the author hasexamined previous papers, reports, and other relevant studies to get an understanding of thesubject. Then the result was analyzed by two theories, a cultural theory, and a theory ofintersectionality. While researching the subject of honor-system, it has become clear that thefield of honor-systems is a researched field, there are multiple reports on the matter. Insummary the result showed that in honor-systems the biggest victim is often, women as theyare both the victim of violence and control and as the same time perpetrators. In differentcultures there are different expectations on females and males, and in in honor-systems thesystem is run as a patriarchal one. There were some key differences between the two theorieswhen trying to understand honor-systems and especially when trying to understand a culturesimpact on the individual. It has become clear that the systems of honor affect many people insociety.

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  • 41. Altermark, Niklas
    et al.
    Knutsson, HansSvensson, MatildaMalmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    Forskning om personlig assistans: en antologi2018Collection (editor) (Other academic)
    Abstract [sv]

    Förord I januari 2018 träffade branschorganisationen KFO Personlig Assistans en grupp forskare och den tidigare socialministern Bengt Westerberg, för att prata om forskningens betydelse för den personliga assistansen. Vi kunde då konsta- tera att det finns mycket forskning på området, men att forskningen till stora delar är okänd och sällan använd eller refererad. Idén om en antologi med en mer lättillgänglig beskrivning av forskningen tog form. En redaktion utsågs och en referensgrupp med representanter för funktionshinder- och brukarrörelsen tillsattes. Nu, knappt ett år senare, presenterar 21 forskare här sitt material i en antologi som belyser flera olika perspektiv och spänner över de senaste tio årens forskning inom personlig assistans. Antologin kan med fördel användas både som en över- blick över vilken forskning som är gjord och som en källa att ösa ur för den som vill lära. Med stort tack till alla medverkande och ett särskilt tack till redaktionen,

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  • 42.
    Altermark, Niklas
    et al.
    Lund University.
    Svensson, Matilda
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    Constructing History In The Post-Institutional Era: Disability Theatre As A Site Of Critique2024In: Sites of Conscience: Place, Memory, and the Project of Deinstitutionalization / [ed] Punzi, Elisabeth & Steele, Linda, Vancouver: UBC Press , 2024Chapter in book (Refereed)
  • 43.
    Amroussia, Nada
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA). Malmö University, Centre for Sexology and Sexuality Studies (CSS). Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
    Providing sexual and reproductive health services to migrants in Southern Sweden: a qualitative exploration of healthcare providers' experiences2022In: BMC Health Services Research, E-ISSN 1472-6963, Vol. 22, no 1, p. 1562-, article id 1562Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    BACKGROUND: While a large body of research has focused on the challenges experienced by healthcare staff when providing sexual and reproductive health services, little attention has been paid to the ways healthcare providers navigate these challenges. This study examined healthcare providers' accounts of encounters when providing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services to migrants in Southern Sweden. It sought to examine challenges and dilemmas experienced by healthcare providers, strategies used to navigate these challenges and dilemmas, and assumptions underlying participants' accounts.

    METHODS: The data collection was conducted between September 2020 and March 2021. Qualitative thematic analysis was used to analyze thirty-one interviews with healthcare providers working in youth clinics and women healthcare clinics. The analysis was guided by a conceptual framework combining person-centered care approach, Foucault's concepts on power/knowledge, and theories to navigate diversity in healthcare setting: cultural competency and cultural humility.

    RESULTS: Three themes were identified in the analysis: 1) Between person centeredness and cultural considerations; 2) Knowledge positions and patient involvement; and 3) beyond the dyadic interaction healthcare provider-patient. Some participants understood person-centered care as individualized care where the influence of culture on the encounter should be de-emphasized, whereas others tended to highlight this influence. Many participants viewed the influence of culture as primarily driven by migrants' cultural backgrounds, and as a source of challenges and dilemmas. Participants' strategies to navigate these perceived challenges and dilemmas included practicing cultural humility and seeking cultural competency. Knowledge positions also emerged as an important aspect of participants' accounts of encounters with migrants. Many participants experienced that migrant patients were lacking knowledge about the body and sexuality. This disadvantaged knowledge position affected migrant involvement in care. Additionally, the study shows how participants placed their experiences in a broader organizational and social context. Participants highlighted several organizational challenges to encountering migrants and discussed dilemmas stemming from the interplay between migrants' structural and individual disadvantages.

    CONCLUSIONS: The study findings illuminate the complex links between person-centered care and two important dimensions of the encounters with migrants: culture and knowledge positions. They also shed the light on the organizational and structural challenges surrounding these encounters. These findings suggest that multilevel strategies are needed to improve the quality of encounters when providing SRH services to migrants. These strategies could include ensuring universal access to SRH services to migrants, adjusting the encounter duration when interpretation is needed, and providing necessary resources to healthcare providers to build their structural competency.

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  • 44.
    Amroussia, Nada
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    Sexual and reproductive health equity in Sweden: From policy to the perspectives of young people with migration experience, and healthcare providers2024Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    This thesis explores potential challenges to achieving sexual and reproductive health (SRH) equity in Sweden, focusing on young people with migration experience. It includes three qualitative studies, each addressing a specific aim. The findings of these studies are presented in four papers.

    Study I is a policy analysis that aims to examine how migrants were represented in the discourses embedded within Swedish sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR)-related policies, and how migrants’ SRHR-related issues were framed and addressed within these discourses. To this end, 54 policy documents were critically examined and the results are presented in Paper I. The results show how migrants’ discursive representation in Swedish SRHR-related policies is often associated with the concept of vulnerability. Moreover, a discourse of otherness appears when discussing what is defined as honor-related violence and oppression. The results also indicate that framing migrants’ issues with regard to SRHR oscillates between two competing discourses. The first one tends to prioritize the structural level, as mainly reflected in adopting the human rights- based discourse, whereas the second tends to frame migrants’ SRHR issues and needs as individual issues requiring individual-level solutions.

    Study II builds on interviews with 20 young people with migration experience. It aims to explore accounts of encounters of young people with migration experience with SRH services, and discourses on sexuality. The first part of the results is outlined in Paper II. It highlights how the interplay between participants’ negative perceptions of youth clinics, difficult access, and the perception of the irrelevancy of SRH services contributed to low service use. The first part of the results also shows how the experiences and attitudes toward school-based sexuality education differed substantially among participants, ranging from positive to less positive or negative. The second part of the results is presented in Paper III. It highlights the various constructions of sexuality in the participants’ discourses. Sexuality was constructed as a border marker that contributes to making a distinction between discursive constructions of mainstream Swedish society and ethnicized migrant communities. It was also constructed as a domain for negotiating risk, where sex was depicted as a risk associated with negative SRH outcomes. Finally, sexuality was constructed as a domain for negotiating sexual agency at the societal and interpersonal levels.

    Study III is based on interviews with 31 healthcare providers. It aims to examine healthcare providers’ accounts of encounters with migrants when providing SRH services in Sweden. The results are presented in Paper IV. They illuminate the complex relations between person-centered care, culture, and knowledge positions that underlay the participants’ accounts. While some participants understood person-centered care as individualized care where the influence of culture on the encounter should be de-emphasized, others tended to highlight this influence. Participants related this influence to different perceived dilemmas and described strategies to navigate them. The main strategies involved practicing cultural humility (e.g., self-reflection, self-critique, and openness) and seeking cultural competency. Moreover, many participants experienced that migrant patients lacked knowledge about the body and sexuality. This disadvantaged knowledge position affected migrant involvement in care. The results also pointed to several organizational challenges as well as dilemmas stemming from the interplay between migrants’ structural and individual disadvantages.

    The results of the three studies are integrated using a theoretical framework combining Fraser’s theory of justice and concepts of equity, othering, and belonging, along with a proposed concept of sexual-cultural citizenship. The thesis argues that the challenges to SRH equity highlighted in these studies represent forms of injustice stemming from either misrecognition, maldistribution, or misrepresentation, or an interplay of two or more of these dimensions of injustice. These challenges contribute to contesting the full sexual- cultural citizenship of young people with migration experience. 

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    1. Migrants in Swedish sexual and reproductive health and rights related policies: a critical discourse analysis
    Open this publication in new window or tab >>Migrants in Swedish sexual and reproductive health and rights related policies: a critical discourse analysis
    2022 (English)In: International Journal for Equity in Health, E-ISSN 1475-9276, Vol. 21, no 1, article id 125Article in journal (Refereed) Published
    Abstract [en]

    Background

    Previous research has shown that migrants in Sweden are disadvantaged in terms of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). SRHR policies might play a crucial role in shaping migrants’ SRHR outcomes. The purpose of the study was to critically examine: a) how migrants were represented in the discourses embedded within Swedish SRHR-related policies, and b) how migrants’ SRHR-related issues were framed and addressed within these discourses.

    Methods

    Critical discourse analysis (CDA) was used to analyze a total of 54 policy documents. Following Jäger’s approach to CDA, discourse strands and entanglements between different discourse strands were examined.

    Results

    Our findings consisted of three discourse strands: 1) “Emphasizing vulnerability”, 2) “Constructing otherness”, and 3) “Prioritizing the structural level or the individual level?”.

    Migrants’ representation in Swedish SRHR-related policies is often associated with the concept of vulnerability, a concept that can hold negative connotations such as reinforcing social control, stigma, and disempowerment. Alongside the discourse of vulnerability, the discourse of otherness appears when framing migrants’ SRHR in relation to what is defined as honor-related violence and oppression. Furthermore, migrant SRHR issues are occasionally conceptualized as structural issues, as suggested by the human rights-based approach embraced by Swedish SRHR-related policies. Relevant structural factors, namely migration laws and regulations, are omitted when addressing, for example, human trafficking and HIV/AIDS.

    Conclusions

    We conclude that the dominant discourses favor depictions of migrants as vulnerable and as the Other. Moreover, despite the prevailing human rights-based discourse, structural factors are not always considered when framing and addressing migrants’ SRHR issues. This paper calls for a critical analysis of the concept of vulnerability in relation to migrants’ SRHR. It also highlights the importance of avoiding othering and paying attention to the structural factors when addressing migrants’ SRHR.

    Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
    BioMed Central (BMC), 2022
    National Category
    Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology
    Research subject
    Health and society; Health and society
    Identifiers
    urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-55678 (URN)10.1186/s12939-022-01727-z (DOI)000850069000002 ()36064412 (PubMedID)2-s2.0-85137200201 (Scopus ID)
    Funder
    Swedish Research Council, 2018-03365_VRSwedish Research Council, 2018-03365_VRSwedish Research Council, 2018-03365_VRMalmö University
    Available from: 2022-11-07 Created: 2022-11-07 Last updated: 2024-10-25Bibliographically approved
    2. Young people with migration experience and their (non) encounters with Swedish sexual and reproductive health services and information: An explorative study
    Open this publication in new window or tab >>Young people with migration experience and their (non) encounters with Swedish sexual and reproductive health services and information: An explorative study
    2024 (English)In: Journal of Migration and Health, E-ISSN 2666-6235, Vol. 10, article id 100270Article in journal (Refereed) Published
    Abstract [en]

    Although a growing body of literature has focused on the experience of young people with migration experience with Swedish sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, there is a lack of deep qualitative exploration. The study aims to explore the encounters of young people with migration experience with SRH services and their understandings of factors that affect their use of these services. The findings of this study were drawn from 18 interviews conducted between October 2021 and May 2023 in Southern Sweden. A combination of convenient and snowball sampling strategies was used. Participants included in the study self-identified as Middle Eastern, migrated to Sweden, and were aged between 17 and 26. Data were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis approach. Three themes were generated during the analysis. The first SRH services: dual perceptions and experiences shows how participants had ambivalent perceptions of SRH services, mainly the youth clinic. Some perceived the youth clinic as a stigmatized place associated with shame and SRH concerns like unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, while others viewed the youth clinic as a safe space. The negative perceptions along with the difficulties with accessing the youth clinic contributed to low service use. The second Sexuality education: an eye-opener or a joke? reflects participants' both positive and negative experiences and attitudes when receiving sexuality education in schools. The third SRH information: beyond formal services and education captures participants' ways of accessing SRH information that go beyond information provided at the traditional SRH services and sexuality education in schools. These sources include the family, friends, and the internet. The study points to the need for multicomponent strategies to improve the accessibility of SRH services and draws attention to the importance of challenging norms related to Swedishness in sexuality education to foster the engagement of youth with migration experience and ensure their sexual citizenship.

    Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
    Elsevier, 2024
    Keywords
    Sexual and reproductive health and rights, Access to healthcare services, Healthcare service utilization, Migration, Young migrants, Young people with migration experience, Reflexive thematic analysis
    National Category
    Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology
    Identifiers
    urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-71698 (URN)10.1016/j.jmh.2024.100270 (DOI)001332003700001 ()39430916 (PubMedID)2-s2.0-85205906585 (Scopus ID)
    Available from: 2024-10-22 Created: 2024-10-22 Last updated: 2024-10-25Bibliographically approved
    3. [Paper III - Manuscript]
    Open this publication in new window or tab >>[Paper III - Manuscript]
    (English)Manuscript (preprint) (Other academic)
    National Category
    Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology
    Identifiers
    urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-71790 (URN)
    Available from: 2024-10-25 Created: 2024-10-25 Last updated: 2024-10-28Bibliographically approved
    4. Providing sexual and reproductive health services to migrants in Southern Sweden: a qualitative exploration of healthcare providers' experiences
    Open this publication in new window or tab >>Providing sexual and reproductive health services to migrants in Southern Sweden: a qualitative exploration of healthcare providers' experiences
    2022 (English)In: BMC Health Services Research, E-ISSN 1472-6963, Vol. 22, no 1, p. 1562-, article id 1562Article in journal (Refereed) Published
    Abstract [en]

    BACKGROUND: While a large body of research has focused on the challenges experienced by healthcare staff when providing sexual and reproductive health services, little attention has been paid to the ways healthcare providers navigate these challenges. This study examined healthcare providers' accounts of encounters when providing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services to migrants in Southern Sweden. It sought to examine challenges and dilemmas experienced by healthcare providers, strategies used to navigate these challenges and dilemmas, and assumptions underlying participants' accounts.

    METHODS: The data collection was conducted between September 2020 and March 2021. Qualitative thematic analysis was used to analyze thirty-one interviews with healthcare providers working in youth clinics and women healthcare clinics. The analysis was guided by a conceptual framework combining person-centered care approach, Foucault's concepts on power/knowledge, and theories to navigate diversity in healthcare setting: cultural competency and cultural humility.

    RESULTS: Three themes were identified in the analysis: 1) Between person centeredness and cultural considerations; 2) Knowledge positions and patient involvement; and 3) beyond the dyadic interaction healthcare provider-patient. Some participants understood person-centered care as individualized care where the influence of culture on the encounter should be de-emphasized, whereas others tended to highlight this influence. Many participants viewed the influence of culture as primarily driven by migrants' cultural backgrounds, and as a source of challenges and dilemmas. Participants' strategies to navigate these perceived challenges and dilemmas included practicing cultural humility and seeking cultural competency. Knowledge positions also emerged as an important aspect of participants' accounts of encounters with migrants. Many participants experienced that migrant patients were lacking knowledge about the body and sexuality. This disadvantaged knowledge position affected migrant involvement in care. Additionally, the study shows how participants placed their experiences in a broader organizational and social context. Participants highlighted several organizational challenges to encountering migrants and discussed dilemmas stemming from the interplay between migrants' structural and individual disadvantages.

    CONCLUSIONS: The study findings illuminate the complex links between person-centered care and two important dimensions of the encounters with migrants: culture and knowledge positions. They also shed the light on the organizational and structural challenges surrounding these encounters. These findings suggest that multilevel strategies are needed to improve the quality of encounters when providing SRH services to migrants. These strategies could include ensuring universal access to SRH services to migrants, adjusting the encounter duration when interpretation is needed, and providing necessary resources to healthcare providers to build their structural competency.

    Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
    BioMed Central (BMC), 2022
    Keywords
    Diversity, Healthcare encounter, Migrants, Person-centered care, Qualitative thematic analysis, Sexual and reproductive health and rights
    National Category
    Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology
    Identifiers
    urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-56987 (URN)10.1186/s12913-022-08967-3 (DOI)000905362400004 ()36544131 (PubMedID)2-s2.0-85144513667 (Scopus ID)
    Available from: 2023-01-02 Created: 2023-01-02 Last updated: 2024-10-25Bibliographically approved
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  • 45.
    Amroussia, Nada
    et al.
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA). Malmö University, Centre for Sexology and Sexuality Studies (CSS). Department of Women’s and Children’s health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
    Holmström, Charlotta
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA). Malmö University, Centre for Sexology and Sexuality Studies (CSS).
    Ouis, Pernilla
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA). Malmö University, Centre for Sexology and Sexuality Studies (CSS). School of Health and Welfare, Halmstad University, Halmstad, Sweden.
    Migrants in Swedish sexual and reproductive health and rights related policies: a critical discourse analysis2022In: International Journal for Equity in Health, E-ISSN 1475-9276, Vol. 21, no 1, article id 125Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Background

    Previous research has shown that migrants in Sweden are disadvantaged in terms of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). SRHR policies might play a crucial role in shaping migrants’ SRHR outcomes. The purpose of the study was to critically examine: a) how migrants were represented in the discourses embedded within Swedish SRHR-related policies, and b) how migrants’ SRHR-related issues were framed and addressed within these discourses.

    Methods

    Critical discourse analysis (CDA) was used to analyze a total of 54 policy documents. Following Jäger’s approach to CDA, discourse strands and entanglements between different discourse strands were examined.

    Results

    Our findings consisted of three discourse strands: 1) “Emphasizing vulnerability”, 2) “Constructing otherness”, and 3) “Prioritizing the structural level or the individual level?”.

    Migrants’ representation in Swedish SRHR-related policies is often associated with the concept of vulnerability, a concept that can hold negative connotations such as reinforcing social control, stigma, and disempowerment. Alongside the discourse of vulnerability, the discourse of otherness appears when framing migrants’ SRHR in relation to what is defined as honor-related violence and oppression. Furthermore, migrant SRHR issues are occasionally conceptualized as structural issues, as suggested by the human rights-based approach embraced by Swedish SRHR-related policies. Relevant structural factors, namely migration laws and regulations, are omitted when addressing, for example, human trafficking and HIV/AIDS.

    Conclusions

    We conclude that the dominant discourses favor depictions of migrants as vulnerable and as the Other. Moreover, despite the prevailing human rights-based discourse, structural factors are not always considered when framing and addressing migrants’ SRHR issues. This paper calls for a critical analysis of the concept of vulnerability in relation to migrants’ SRHR. It also highlights the importance of avoiding othering and paying attention to the structural factors when addressing migrants’ SRHR.

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  • 46.
    Amroussia, Nada
    et al.
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    Lindroth, M
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    Andersson, C
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    [Paper III - Manuscript]Manuscript (preprint) (Other academic)
  • 47.
    Amroussia, Nada
    et al.
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA). Malmö University, Centre for Sexology and Sexuality Studies (CSS).
    Lindroth, Malin
    Malmö University, Centre for Sexology and Sexuality Studies (CSS). Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA). Oslo Metropolitan Univ, Fac Hlth Sci, Dept Behav Sci, Oslo, Norway.
    Andersson, Catrine
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA). Malmö University, Centre for Sexology and Sexuality Studies (CSS).
    Young people with migration experience and their (non) encounters with Swedish sexual and reproductive health services and information: An explorative study2024In: Journal of Migration and Health, E-ISSN 2666-6235, Vol. 10, article id 100270Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Although a growing body of literature has focused on the experience of young people with migration experience with Swedish sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, there is a lack of deep qualitative exploration. The study aims to explore the encounters of young people with migration experience with SRH services and their understandings of factors that affect their use of these services. The findings of this study were drawn from 18 interviews conducted between October 2021 and May 2023 in Southern Sweden. A combination of convenient and snowball sampling strategies was used. Participants included in the study self-identified as Middle Eastern, migrated to Sweden, and were aged between 17 and 26. Data were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis approach. Three themes were generated during the analysis. The first SRH services: dual perceptions and experiences shows how participants had ambivalent perceptions of SRH services, mainly the youth clinic. Some perceived the youth clinic as a stigmatized place associated with shame and SRH concerns like unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, while others viewed the youth clinic as a safe space. The negative perceptions along with the difficulties with accessing the youth clinic contributed to low service use. The second Sexuality education: an eye-opener or a joke? reflects participants' both positive and negative experiences and attitudes when receiving sexuality education in schools. The third SRH information: beyond formal services and education captures participants' ways of accessing SRH information that go beyond information provided at the traditional SRH services and sexuality education in schools. These sources include the family, friends, and the internet. The study points to the need for multicomponent strategies to improve the accessibility of SRH services and draws attention to the importance of challenging norms related to Swedishness in sexuality education to foster the engagement of youth with migration experience and ensure their sexual citizenship.

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  • 48.
    Amroussia, Nada
    et al.
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA). Division of Social and Behavioral Health, University of Nevada, Reno, USA.
    Watanabe, Mika
    Division of Health Administration and Policy, University of Nevada, Reno, USA.
    Pearson, Jennifer L
    Division of Social and Behavioral Health/Health Administration and Policy, University of Nevada, Reno, USA; Department of Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Behavior, and Society, Baltimore, MD, USA.
    Seeking safety: a focus group study of young adults' cannabis-related attitudes, and behavior in a state with legalized recreational cannabis.2020In: Harm Reduction Journal, E-ISSN 1477-7517, Vol. 17, no 1, article id 92Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    BACKGROUND: Only July 1, 2017, Nevada became the fifth US state to allow the legal sale of recreational cannabis products for adults ages of 21 and over. This study investigates young adults' cannabis-related attitudes, perceptions, and behaviors in a state where recreational and medical cannabis use was recently legalized.

    METHODS: We conducted 8 focus groups stratified by cannabis use (regular users, occasional users, and nonusers) with 32 college students ages 18 to 24. Data were analyzed using the inductive qualitative thematic analysis method.

    RESULTS: Four themes emerged during analyses: "sort of legal," "mitigating harm through legalization," "Increasing acceptance," and "seeking safety when purchasing cannabis." Despite their limited knowledge of cannabis regulation, the majority of the participants supported recreational cannabis legalization from a harm reduction perspective. Most participants did not believe that cannabis legalization had affected their use behavior. However, participants, especially cannabis users, perceived that recreational cannabis legalization created a context where cannabis use was legally, socially, and behaviorally "safer" than in an illegal context, even for those below the legal age of sale.

    CONCLUSIONS: Most studies focus on the role of perceived health risk on cannabis use. If there are population-level long-term effects of recreational cannabis legalization on use behavior, findings suggest that they will be mediated by the perceived legal, social, and behavioral risk of using cannabis.

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  • 49.
    Anderson, Lotta
    et al.
    Malmö University, Faculty of Education and Society (LS), Department of School Development and Leadership (SOL).
    Egard, Hanna
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    Nordgren, Camilla
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    Staaf, Patricia
    Malmö University, Faculty of Education and Society (LS), Centre for Teaching and Learning (CAKL).
    Breddat deltagande för studenter med funktionsnedsättning: En utmaning för den högre utbildningen2018In: Högre Utbildning, E-ISSN 2000-7558, Vol. 8, no 1, p. 33-41Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [sv]

    Frågor kring breddad rekrytering och breddat deltagande utgör en del av den sociala dimensionen av högre utbildning och är ett prioriterat område för det europeiska samarbetet. 2017 års förslag om att ändra i högskolelagen och vidga lärosätenas uppdrag till att aktivt främja ett brett deltagande gav upphov till en debatt bland såväl politiker som företrädare för lärosäten, vilken synliggjorde flera utmaningar, förhoppningar och farhågor. Föreliggande reflektion tar avstamp i denna debatt och fördjupar sig i frågor kring breddat deltagande för studenter med funktionsnedsättning. Syftet med reflektionen är att diskutera och reflektera kring vad breddat deltagande för denna målgrupp innebär och vilka krav det ställer på resurser, tillgänglighet, bemötande och attityder samt på högskolepedagogisk kompetensutveckling, kunskap om funktionsnedsättning och funktionshinder samt inkluderande pedagogik. Utgångspunkten för reflektionen är svensk forskning och pågående utvecklingsarbete om breddat deltagande för studenter med funktionsnedsättning samt författarnas erfarenhetsbaserade kunskaper om högskolepedagogisk undervisning och kompetensutveckling.

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  • 50.
    Andersson, Annelie
    Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
    SOCIALA MEDIERS PÅVERKAN PÅ UNGDOMARS PSYKISKA HÄLSA: -EN ALLMÄN LITTERATURSTUDIE2021Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    Background: The use of social media has increased a lot in our society in recent years and adolescents (age 12–25) are the biggest users. At the same time, there is also a large increase in mental illness, especially among young people.

    Purpose: To investigate and compile knowledge about how social media affects adolescent’s mental health through a general literature study.

    Method: A general literature study based on eleven scientific texts. The data collection was performed using the databases PsycINFO, PubMed and CINAHL. The content of the articles was then analyzed using a qualitative content analysis.

    Result: The use of social media has many benefits for young people. Despite the many benefits, there are also several potential risks and disadvantages that can adversely affect adolescent's health and well-being. The results also showed that there are certain factors that can affect the effect of the use, for example how much time you spend on social media or if you as a user are passive or active.

    Conclusion: This study contributed to increased knowledge about how adolescent's mental health can be affected by social media. Knowledge that gives us insight into how we should relate to social media in a more health-promoting way.

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