Diss. Stockholm : Stockholms universitet, 2006. / S. 244-253: Bibliografi.

Diss. Stockholm : Univ., 2003.

Pp. 287-304: Bibliography.

Diss. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Univ., 2003. / Härtill 3 uppsatser.

Diss. Uppsala : Univ., 2004. - Recension: Kvinnovetenskaplig tidskrift, 2004(25):3, s. 107-109.

Forskning visar att män är mindre benägna att söka hjälp för sin psykiska ohälsa och att normer för hur en man ska vara ligger bakom deras ovilja att söka professionell hjälp. Syftet med denna kvalitativa studie var att undersöka om och på vilket sätt maskulinitetsnormer påverkar unga mäns föreställningar kring depression och depressiva symtom bland män. Detta studeras utifrån Connells (1999) teori om hegemonisk maskulinitet och Link och Phelans (2001) konceptualisering av stigma. För att uppfylla syftet genomfördes tre stycken fokusgruppsintervjuer med unga män mellan 20 och 35 år. Studiens huvudsakliga resultat visade att männen som intervjuades framhöll egenskaper som händig, hård, disciplinerad och stark som typiskt manliga och önskvärda hos en man. Männen beskrev att män inte söker hjälp på grund av en rädsla för att uppfattas som svaga och att det finns en bild av deprimerade män som ensamma och onormala. Studiens slutsats var att maskulinitetsnormer, att betraktas som icke-maskulin samt rädslan för att stigmatiseras låg till grund för hur de intervjuade männen resonerade kring och talade om män med depression och hur det hanteras. / Research shows that men are less likely to seek help for their mental health issues and that masculine norms that dictate how a man should be lie behind this unwillingness to seek help. The objective of this qualitative study was to research how masculinity norms impact young mens perceptions about men with depression or depressive symptoms. This was accomplished through Connells (1999) theory about hegemonic masculinity and Link and Phelans (2001) conceptualization of stigma. In order to fulfill the purpose of this study three focus group interviews were conducted with young men between the ages of 20 and 35 years. The main results show that the interviewed men described traits such as being handy, strong, disciplined and tough as typically manly and desirable in a man. According to the men the fear of seeking help that exists among men stems in the fear of being perceived as weak and there is an idea of depressed men being lonely and abnormal. The conclusion of this study is that masculine norms, being perceived as non-masculine and the fear of stigmatization are important factors behind how the interviewed men reasoned and talked about men with depression and how they handle it.

The aim of this study is to examine and contribute more knowledge about men in prostitution. The study is, therefore, based on six interviews with social workers in Sweden who have experience in working with such men. The study further seeks to understand how these social workers perceive the men and to see what difficulties and improvements they have witnessed during their professional work with men in prostitution. Goffman's theory about stigma is used to understand and analyze the result of the findings in combination with Queer theory. The main result from this study shows that men in prostitution are a neglected group in today’s society. This reflects on social work in general where there is a lack of knowledge about such men. One specific difficulty that has come to light is that these men are difficult to find, because they tend not to ask for help due to social stigma and male norms. It is also clearly difficult for other social work professionals to ask their male clients questions as to whether they have ever received payment for sex, monetary or otherwise. This situation needs to improve alongside more education and focus on this particular group.

Disputats, Umeå 2007. / Sammanfattning på engelska.

Diss. Umeå : Univ., 2003.

Diss. Stockholm : Handelshögsk., 2003.