Syftet med studien var att undersöka hur yrkesverksamma i socialtjänsten definierar hedersrelaterat våld och förtryck. Meningen med studien var dessutom att studera hur deras föreställningar påverkar synen på fenomenet. Gränsdragningen mellan hedersrelaterat våld och förtryck och våld i nära relation utifrån respondenternas utsagor var även ett studiens undersökningsområden. För att besvara studiens syfte och frågeställningar har det använts en kvalitativ undersökningsmetod genom sex semistrukturerade intervjuer med yrkesverksamma inom socialtjänsten i Sverige. Resultatet synliggör att hedersrelaterat våld och förtryck inte är enhetligt definierat men att det däremot finns vissa komponenter i respondenternas svar, som spelar stor roll i hur yrkesverksamma definierar fenomenet. Det kollektiva förtrycket, återupprättandet av heder som motiv samt kyskhet är några av dem. Vidare framkommer det att det finns en kulturell föreställning om hedersrelaterat våld som påverkar synen på vem som blir utsatt eller utsätter någon för hedersrelaterat våld. Detta innebär att yrkesverksamma gör en skillnad på hur de definierar våld beroende på vilken kultur eller bakgrund klienten kommer ifrån. Hedersrelaterat våld och förtryck är sammankopplat till icke-svenskar på grund av att det är kulturaliserat. Detta har bidragit till att våld som utförs skiljs åt beroende på vilken etnicitet och kultur våldsutövaren har, detta vill säga om hen är etnisk svensk eller icke-svensk. Denna studie är därmed relevant till socialt arbete på grund av att det kan öka kunskapen om den existerande kulturella föreställningen gällande hedersrelaterat våld och förtryck och hur det kan påverka deras klienter.

<p>My goal with this thesis was to investigate how educational material in the subjects of history, geography and social studies relate to the fact that Sweden has a history marked by prejudice and racism.I have chosen to focus on four areas in the Swedish history that I think deserves some special attention, these four areas have been: the Swedish slave trade on the island of Saint Barthelemy in the eighteenth century, Swedish eugenics and oppression of the Sami people, forced sterilization services during the twentieth century and Sweden's aid and concessions to Nazi Germany during World War II. With these areas in focus I’ve studied three textbooks in the courses Geography A, Civics A and History A to se how they deal with prejudice and racism in the Swedish history.</p><p>The result I have come to is that none of the books addresses all four of the areas I’ve focused on. Even if the books are taken as a whole the image that they convey is not adequate. In the event that the four areas that I’ve focused on been mentioned the information have been scant and rarely, if ever, has Sweden been paired with phenomenons like racism, slavery, colonialism, eugenics, forced sterilization, etc. All these concepts (apart from racism) are treated in comparison to other countries and in some cases, even moral advice, or condemnations occurred in connection therewith. Racism as a phenomenon is not discussed in any of the books, creating a further gap in the history these books create. The consequence of this would be that the teaching teachers need to compensate for the shortcomings of these books to meet the guidelines and objectives governing documents set up. If such compensatory education does not take place there is a risk that the areas I have chosen to focus on will fall into oblivion and the lessons we can learn from history could be lost.</p>

My goal with this thesis was to investigate how educational material in the subjects of history, geography and social studies relate to the fact that Sweden has a history marked by prejudice and racism.I have chosen to focus on four areas in the Swedish history that I think deserves some special attention, these four areas have been: the Swedish slave trade on the island of Saint Barthelemy in the eighteenth century, Swedish eugenics and oppression of the Sami people, forced sterilization services during the twentieth century and Sweden's aid and concessions to Nazi Germany during World War II. With these areas in focus I’ve studied three textbooks in the courses Geography A, Civics A and History A to se how they deal with prejudice and racism in the Swedish history. The result I have come to is that none of the books addresses all four of the areas I’ve focused on. Even if the books are taken as a whole the image that they convey is not adequate. In the event that the four areas that I’ve focused on been mentioned the information have been scant and rarely, if ever, has Sweden been paired with phenomenons like racism, slavery, colonialism, eugenics, forced sterilization, etc. All these concepts (apart from racism) are treated in comparison to other countries and in some cases, even moral advice, or condemnations occurred in connection therewith. Racism as a phenomenon is not discussed in any of the books, creating a further gap in the history these books create. The consequence of this would be that the teaching teachers need to compensate for the shortcomings of these books to meet the guidelines and objectives governing documents set up. If such compensatory education does not take place there is a risk that the areas I have chosen to focus on will fall into oblivion and the lessons we can learn from history could be lost.

The purpose of this study is to examine the leaving process of girls, who have been exposed to honor-related violence and oppression, thereby creating knowledge to provide suitable and useful support for these women. The theories we have used in this study is shame, guilt and the process of role exit. In our qualitative study, content analysis is used as an analysis method. The study was conducted through analyses of five autobiographical stories written by women who have been exposed to honor-related violence and oppression in Sweden. The results of the study shows that Holmberg and Enanders (2011) theory of the leaving process isn’t designed and adapted to be applicable in an honorary context, which we with our study have contributed to make viable. Feelings of guilt and shame appear frequently in the women's stories. A conclusion we have drawn about honor related violence and oppression is that it is a complex phenomenon that is difficult to define, this result is in line with previous research.

The aim of this study is to capture the perception of Muslims in Sweden in regards to experiences of honor related oppression and violence. Additionally, particular focus is given to Muslims’ thoughts in Sweden on how they are portrayed in Swedish media reports of honor related oppression and violence. A qualitative study was conducted through six interviews with Muslim Swedes in order to express their views, thoughts and experiences of honor related oppression and violence, as well as their opinions on how the Swedish media depicts Muslims with respect to this subject. The empirical findings have been interpreted and analyzed in light of three theoretical frameworks in addition to previous research on honor related oppression and violence. The results of this study indicate that all informants believe that honor related violence and oppression amount to limitation and control over women’s lives. Majority of informants with experience of oppression linked to honor all claim that such oppression is due to culture and honor. Contrastingly, the participants strongly dismiss and denounce Islam as being the contributing factor to honor related oppression and violence. However, results suggest a dissimilitude amongst participants as one of the informants suggests that religion is manipulated to reinforce and justify power structures that allow oppression and violence, which stem from honor, to continue to exist. Moreover, the study reveals that the informants believe that the Swedish media has a tendency to present Muslims as perpetrators of crimes related to honor related violence and killings. The informants call for a distinct definition of honor related oppression and violence, which includes all forms of violence against women.

Previous research has focused on honor as a phenomenon, but has had less focus on socialservices work against honor-related matters. The purpose of this study is to analyze howsocial workers in the social services experience handling honor-related violence andoppression and what they find challenging and difficult. The study was conducted with thehelp of interviews with social workers. To gain a deeper understanding of the subject, wehave also used previous research, articles and reports on the topic in question. Due to theongoing pandemic with Covid-19, all interviews were conducted via video calls using Zoom. The result of this study shows that there are several types of difficulties in working withhonor related issues. Social workers highlight that there is a risk of discriminating againstsomeone based on, for example, ethnicity and how it can difficult to work from a familyperspective. It has also been emphasized both in previous research and in the interviews thathonor violence is not equated with domestic violence, it requires a deeper comprehension.This study also concludes that there is a need for further research regarding howhonor-related matters are to be handled by social service, as well for the development ofrelevant interventions. The results are analyzed using relevant theories; intersectional perspective, systems theoryand psychodynamic theory.

Syftet med denna studie är att belysa socialarbetares upplevelser av att arbeta med människor som har varit utsatta för hedersrelaterat våld och förtryck. Datainsamlingen har skett med hjälp av semistrukturerade intervjuer. Fyra socialarbetare som arbetar på skyddade boenden för personer utsatta för hedersrelaterat våld och förtryck har fått beskriva sitt arbete med klienterna och hur detta arbete påverkar dem själva. Det insamlade materialet har analyserats genom tematisk analys. Socialarbetarna beskriver ett komplext arbete med traumatiserade klienter, ett arbete som kräver att de arbetar med ett speciellt förhållningssätt. Det komplexa arbetet med klienterna innebär att härbärgera svåra berättelser dagligen vilket i sin tur påverkar socialarbetarna i viss mån negativt. Socialarbetarna beskriver också att arbetet är utmanande och intressant där de får hjälpa andra människor genom att stödja klienterna under en tid i deras liv, på vägen mot ett självständigt liv utan våld.

<p>The purpose of this research has been to investigate possible reasons for why honour related oppression exist in Sweden as well as to find out how some voluntary organisations work to change honour oppression related attitudes. The questions that the reserachers were trying to answer were (1) What are the possible causes for honour related oppression in Sweden? (2) How can honour related oppression be identified? (3) What are the voluntary organisations doing to change these attitudes? To answer these questions a qualitative method was used. The reserachers examined what leading researchers in this area thought were the reasons to why honour related oppression exist and then carried out interviews with participants from four voluntary organisations. A social constructional approached were chosen as the theoretical framework for this research and the results were also analysed from several perspectives. The reserachers found that the reasons for the honour related oppression links to the upkeep of old traditions and customs as well as gaps in the Swedish integration of immigrants. The researchers concluded that the honour related oppression exist due to old habits that can change over time.</p>

<p>So called honour based violence is a present problem in Sweden. Although recently there has been a steadily growing political and academic awareness around so called honour based violence, there are still problems in the face to face meeting with the victims. This dissertation contributes to the understanding of these victims. The empirical material is based on five young women's stories about growing up in a context of 'honour' and their experiences from breaking up from this context.  My ambition is letting these stories be heard and told as to lead to an increasing understanding of how these women experience themselves and their surrounding society. The purpose of this dissertation is to illustrate how young women interpret their <em>self</em> in the light of a separation from their families. How do they interpret the past, present and future? None of the women interviewed wanted to leave their family and my interpretation is that they all reached a point of no return, a point when they couldn´t see any other choice. I have called this a turning point. The turning point has been more or less apparent, but most of the women had a feeling of”I have had enough".</p>

<p>Syftet med den här uppsatsen var att undersöka hur feministiska strävanden påverkat och eventuellt förändrat den religiösa judendomen. Studien har utgått från de fyra judiska inriktningarna: ortodoxi, reformism, konservatism och rekonstruktivism, samt en analys av begreppen ”historik” och ”texter, tolkning och symboler”. I analysen av ovanstående kohorter i mitt arbete har jag utgått från en konstruktivistisk teoriram.</p><p>Jag har uteslutande använt mig av ett feministiskt angreppssätt i detta arbete. Jag har undersökt hur den historiska kontexten, texter, symboler och tolkning bidragit till att cementera kvinnans underordning i förhållande till mannen. Arbetet belyser de olika framstegen som gjorts till förmån för kvinnan inom det religiösa livet. Litteraturen diskuterar även runt orsaker till och verkningar av denna problematik.</p><p>Analysen har visat på betydande skillnader mellan de olika grenarna ifråga om feministiska framsteg. Den har också påvisat att feminismen som tendens, sakta men säker tilltar. Samtidigt visar arbetet på att feminismen som rörelse fortfarande möter hårt motstånd inifrån rörelsen. Den visar också att samhälle, religion och kultur samverkar i de framsteg respektive motstånd som möter feminismen som rörelse.</p>