Detta examensarbete avser att undersöka hur ungdomar, som har utsatts för hedersrelaterat våld och förtryck upplever socialtjänstens stöd utifrån maktperspektivet och KASAM-teorins tre begrepp. I studien har vi använt oss av kvalitativ metod för att genomföra semistrukturerade intervjuer. Åtta unga kvinnor som varit i kontakt med socialtjänsten intervjuades. Tidigare forskning har framförallt studerat klientens upplevelse av kontakten med socialtjänsten. Antalet studier som berör kvinnor som har utsatts för hedersrelaterat våld och förtryck är väldigt begränsat. Forskning inom detta område bör därmed eftersträvas. Studiens resultat visade att de unga kvinnors förväntningar inte överensstämde med deras upplevelse av kontakten med socialtjänsten. Vidare visades att socialtjänstens stöd- och hjälpinsatser var allt för kortsiktiga där kvinnorna lämnades alltför tidigt och förväntades hantera sina svårigheter på egen hand. / This study intends to investigate how young women, who have been subjected to honor-related violence and oppression, experience the support of the social services based on the power perspective and the KASAM theory. We have in the study used qualitative methods to conduct semi-structured interviews. Eight young women who had been in contact with the social services were interviewed. Previous research has primarily studied the client's experience of contact with the social services. Studies that concern women who have been subjected to honor-related violence and oppression are very limited. Research in this area should therefore be sought. The study's results showed that young women's expectations did not match the experience of contact with the social services. The results analysis showed that the social services support and assistance efforts are far too short-term where women are left behind and are expected to handle their difficulties on their own.

Studien syftar till att undersöka socialarbetarens arbetssätt i relation till flickor i ålder 13-18 år som utsätts för så kallat hedersrelaterat våld (HRV). Studien bygger på fem kvalitativa semistrukturerade intervjuer med socialsekreterare från mottagningsenheten respektive utredningsenheten och empirin har analyserats utifrån det intersektionella- och det kulturella perspektivet. Resultatet visar att socialarbetarna inom de olika enheterna har blandade uppfattningar vad gäller definitionen av HRV, dels en kulturaliserad, dels en intersektionell bild av fenomenet. En indikation på att en individ utsätts för HRV är enligt socialsekreterarna att den enskilde är starkt begränsad i sitt liv. Resultatet visar även att enbart några av intervjupersonerna arbetar utifrån en handlingsplan medan andra utgår ifrån sina erfarenheter. Det inte tillämpas någon särskild metod i arbetet inom verksamheterna samt att man inte har tydliga visioner/mål för arbetet mot HRV varpå man inte arbetar särskilt förebyggande inom enheterna. Det förekommer även att samverkan sker inom arbetet med olika myndigheter däribland polis, åklagare samt enheterna emellan. De utmaningar som socialarbetare uppger är att det bland annat råder okunskap vad gäller hanteringen av ärenden. Dessutom visar resultatet att stress och psykisk påfrestning är vanligt förekommande för socialarbetarna, men även hot om våld som utövas av den utsattas familj gentemot socialarbetarna. / This study examines how social secretaries work with girls 13-18 years old as exposed to honor violence. The study is based on five qualitative semi-structured interviews with social secretaries from the receiving- and investigation-units and the empirical data has been analyzed from the intersectional and the cultural perspective. The result shows that social secretaries within the units have mixed perceptions regarding the definitions of HRV, both a culture-based view and an intersectional of the phenomenon. It appears from the study that most of the social secretaries work by an action plan, that no specific method is applied within the units and that there are no clear visions or goals against HRV, whereupon the social workers don’t work preventive to HRV. The result also shows the complexity among the social workers in defining HRV. In addition, the result show that some of the respondents work on the basis of an action plan, that no specific method is applied in the work within the unit and that they don’t have clear visions / goals for the work against HRV. Challenges they face are lack of knowledge regarding the handling of cases. The results also show that mental stress is common among social secretaries but also threats of violence against the social secretaries.

<p><strong>Abstract</strong></p><p>With the murder of Fadime in 2002 honor killings and honour related oppression became a subject of wide public debate. The question was raised whether the Swedish social services had the knowledge and the resources necessary to face the issue with honor related oppression.</p><p>This study is about the views on honor related oppression among oppressed women and professional social workers and aims to explore the relationship between social worker and client in an honor related context. Does the risk of culture clashes pose a problem in dealing with the Swedish authorities and do Swedish social workers have the necessary tools to help the, often young, oppressed women that seek their aid? This is a qualitative study based on five individual interviews: Two former victims of honour related oppression, two professional social workers and one relative of a young girl who was the victim of an honor killing.</p><p>Observations:</p><ul><li>The social workers found that they had adequate resources at hand but that awareness among employees in the social services needed to be improved.</li><li>The clients felt that the help they’ve received from the social services was helpful but that more information to the public about available resources was necessary along with a better understanding of the differences between their own culture and that of the Swedish society. </li><li>The clients expressed that the realization that they were being oppressed didn’t come overnight. Living under strict moral guidelines meant that you simply had to adapt in order to stay in the family. Strong family ties also made the separation harder even if it came out of necessity.</li></ul><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p><em> </em></p>

<p>Islamic masculinity which quite often associates with oppression of women has remained an underexaminated category despite its constant presence in the debate on honour related oppression. Honour has primarily been studied from a feminine point of view and theories of masculinity have taken insignificant interest in the issue of honour. The aim of this study is to understand what attitudes boys/young men from the Muslim world have toward native Swedish men and what these attitudes do imply for their own conceptions of masculinity and honour. The ambition of this study is also to make explicit the similarities, differences and connections between honour and masculinity.</p><p>The empirical basis of this study consists of twelve interviews with boys/young men from the Muslim world about their notions of honour and masculinity. The theoretical platform arises from theories of masculinities and honour.</p><p>Some prominent “patterns” that I have found:</p><p>- That religious norms and rules appear to be significant in how the masculine manners of conduct should be adjusted.</p><p>- That honour and women as carriers of men’s honour, play a crucial role for the constitution of proper masculinity.</p><p>- That the Swedish context and its policy of equality seem to threaten the obviousness of the islamic masculinity</p>

Islamic masculinity which quite often associates with oppression of women has remained an underexaminated category despite its constant presence in the debate on honour related oppression. Honour has primarily been studied from a feminine point of view and theories of masculinity have taken insignificant interest in the issue of honour. The aim of this study is to understand what attitudes boys/young men from the Muslim world have toward native Swedish men and what these attitudes do imply for their own conceptions of masculinity and honour. The ambition of this study is also to make explicit the similarities, differences and connections between honour and masculinity. The empirical basis of this study consists of twelve interviews with boys/young men from the Muslim world about their notions of honour and masculinity. The theoretical platform arises from theories of masculinities and honour. Some prominent “patterns” that I have found: - That religious norms and rules appear to be significant in how the masculine manners of conduct should be adjusted. - That honour and women as carriers of men’s honour, play a crucial role for the constitution of proper masculinity. - That the Swedish context and its policy of equality seem to threaten the obviousness of the islamic masculinity

Abstract With the murder of Fadime in 2002 honor killings and honour related oppression became a subject of wide public debate. The question was raised whether the Swedish social services had the knowledge and the resources necessary to face the issue with honor related oppression. This study is about the views on honor related oppression among oppressed women and professional social workers and aims to explore the relationship between social worker and client in an honor related context. Does the risk of culture clashes pose a problem in dealing with the Swedish authorities and do Swedish social workers have the necessary tools to help the, often young, oppressed women that seek their aid? This is a qualitative study based on five individual interviews: Two former victims of honour related oppression, two professional social workers and one relative of a young girl who was the victim of an honor killing. Observations: The social workers found that they had adequate resources at hand but that awareness among employees in the social services needed to be improved. The clients felt that the help they’ve received from the social services was helpful but that more information to the public about available resources was necessary along with a better understanding of the differences between their own culture and that of the Swedish society. The clients expressed that the realization that they were being oppressed didn’t come overnight. Living under strict moral guidelines meant that you simply had to adapt in order to stay in the family. Strong family ties also made the separation harder even if it came out of necessity.

The main purpose of this study is to examine what the factor or factors are to why young exposed Kurdish women stay with their family despite honor-related oppression and violence. We have used a qualitative study process consisting interviews with eight young Kurdish women. We have also applied theories such as cultural patterns and aspects of power by Mona Eliasson and normalization process by Eva Lundgren With the material from our research we can see that the main and only factor to why the respondents decide to stay with their family is fear of getting killed or beaten. This study will provide you as a reader a better understanding of why young exposed Kurdish women decide to stay with their family.

Hedersrelaterad problematik är ett svårdefinierat begrepp som återfinns i flera olika kontexter. Denna studie syftar till att belysa hur skolkuratorer på kommunala högstadieskolor arbetar utifrån sin profession med elever som befinner sig i en hedersrelaterad problematik. Vi har utfört en kvalitativ studie i form av semistrukturerade intervjuer med nio stycken skolkuratorer från sex olika kommuner i Mellansverige. I analys av resultatet har vi använt oss av professionsteori tillsammans med tidigare forskning. Studien visar att skolkuratorernas arbete skiljde sig åt utifrån bland annat arbetslivserfarenhet, samverkan med socialtjänsten och skolan samt eget personligt intresse. Det som förenade skolkuratorerna var att det saknades handlingsplaner eller andra riktlinjer för hur arbetet bör bedrivas med elever som befinner sig i en hedersrelaterad problematik. Samtliga skolkuratorer såg ämnet hedersproblematik som svårt och utmanande utifrån dess komplexitet men det fanns ett intresse hos skolkuratorerna att utveckla arbetet med problematiken. Vidare visar studien på att det saknas kunskap, dels hur det praktiska arbetet bör bedrivas men även om hedersrelaterad problematik i stort. Avslutningsvis framkommer det att verksamhetsutveckling med tema hedersproblematik, samt framtagande av handlingsplan, ses som viktiga steg för att komma vidare i arbetet. Detta för att säkerställa att elever med hedersproblematik får det stöd, skydd och bemötande som kan vara livsavgörande för deras hälsa och utveckling. / The purpose of this study was to emphasize the methods of school counselors and how they approach secondary school students who are situated in such relations. We have conducted a qualitative study in form of semi-structured interviews with nine school counselors from six different municipalities in central Sweden. In analyzing the results, we have been using professional theory combined with previous research. The study is indicating differences in the school counselor handling in terms of work experience, collaboration with social services and the school, and also dissimilarities concerning personal interest. Though, an overall downside were the non-existing plan of action or other guidelines for how to professionally deal with students who are trapped in an environment of honor-related violence. But fortunately, there is a common interest among the school counselors in improving their work within this problematic topic. According to the school counselors, honor-related violence is considered a challenging and complex task to apprehend. Furthermore, the study clarifies an uncertainty in the subject itself but it’s also showing a lack of knowledge in how to practically manage successfully. In conclusion, it emerges that activity development concerning honor-related violence, as well as the development of an action plan, is seen as important steps in order to progress. This is to ensure that students with honor-related issues gets the support, protection and treatment needed since this could be vital to their health and personal development.

The purpose of the study is to illustrate partly how the definition of "honor-related violence" is used in the social welfare report and how "honors" are used in current Swedish research and in a central book. The paper examines the consequences for social security officers when "honor-related violence" is defined in a variety of ways while working to prevent the phenomenon. The empirical essay consists of different texts and research that focus on different definitions of "honors concept". Research on the issue of "honorary violence" also analyzes the work of the Social Security Officers. The method is qualitative text analysis, and the coding consists of questions that have been faced with the analysis of the material. Our authors have endeavored to have a factual and research approach in the work of this paper.Central findings in the study are that "honor-related violence" is described from cultural, historical, and intersectional perspectives. Some texts analyzed are based on cultural and historical starting points in the description of violence, and refer primarily to norms and values as a basis in society. Other research criticizes this approach and emphasizes that cultural aspects can lead to discrimination against certain groups. When "honor-related violence" is explained from a cross-sectional perspective, research takes place from different basic constructions into why violence occurs, and addresses class and gender as important prerequisites for describing "honor-related violence". The current Social Security Officer's perception of honor, then a discussion in the paper about the importance of assuming each case is unique and not drawing general conclusions to support the victim in the best possible way. / Studiens syfte är att undersöka dels hur definitionen av ”hedersrelaterat våld” används i socialstyrelsens rapport, dels hur ”heder” används i aktuell svensk forskningoch i en central bok. I uppsatsen studeras vad konsekvenserna kan bli för socialsekreterare när ”hedersrelaterat våld” definieras på olika vis, samtidigt somde arbetar för att förebygga fenomenet. Uppsatsens empiri består av olika texter och forskning som fokuserar på olika definitioner av ”hedersbegreppet”. Även forskning som belyser socialsekreterarnas arbete kring benämningen av ”hedersrelaterat våld” analyseras i uppsatsen. Metoden ärkvalitativ textanalys, och kodningen består av frågor som har ställts inför analysen av materialet. Vi författare har bemödat oss om att ha ett sakligt och forskningsmässigt synsätt i arbetetmeddenna uppsats. Centrala resultat i studien är att ”hedersrelaterat våld” beskrivs utifrån kulturella, historiska, och intersektionellaperspektiv. En del texter som analyseratsutgår från kulturella och historiska utgångspunkter i beskrivningenav våld, och hänvisar främst till normer och värderingar somgrundi samhället. Annan forskning kritiserar detta synsätt och framhåller att kulturella aspekter kan leda till diskriminering av vissa grupper. När”hedersrelaterat våld” förklaras utifrån intersektionellaperspektiv utgår man i forskningen från olika grundkonstruktioner till varför våldet uppstår, och tar upp klass och kön som viktiga förutsättningar för att beskriva ”hedersrelaterat våld”. Gällande socialsekreterares uppfattning om heder, så förs en diskussion i uppsatsen om vikten av att utgå från att varje fall är unikt och inte dra generella slutsatser för att kunna stödja den våldsutsatte personen på bästa möjliga sätt.

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.