Syftet med min analys är att ur femtio Bonapojkars brevmaterial, få en förståelse hur ungdomstiden gestaltade sig för dessa. Med analysen vill jag bidra till att utveckla metoder för att använda sig av privatpersoners brev i historieforskningen. Pojkarna var intagna på Bona uppfostringsanstalt under åren 1905-09 och 1946-48. Åldern på pojkarna var 15-18 år och de var dömda för ett mindre brott till tvångsuppfostran. Resultatet av analysen visade att få kommunicera med yttervärlden via brev var viktigt för pojkarna. Själva vistelsen på Bona upplevdes mycket olika mellan pojkarna. Från att vara något som de var tacksamma för till det värsta stället på jorden. Bona fyllde flera funktioner för pojkarna. Det kunde fungera både som en myndighet och en resurs för dem. Bona hade även drag av ett patriarkalt förhållande till pojkarna.

Denna studie undersöker hur desinformationskampanjen mot socialtjänsten har påverkat socialsekreterares arbete, framför allt i möten med klienter. Empiriskt material har samlats in genom sju semistrukturerade intervjuer med yrkesverksamma socialsekreterare inom området barn och unga. Intervjumaterialet analyserades därefter genom en tematisk analys. Utifrån den tematiska analysen kunde fyra huvudteman urskiljas, vilka innefattar socialtjänstens arbetssätt, bemötande av klienter, förtroende gentemot socialtjänsten samt desinformationskampanjens spridning och möjliga åtgärder. Studien visar på att socialsekreterare upplever att desinformationskampanjens påverkan på deras arbete inte är helt tydlig, men att de har vissa erfarenheter från klientmöten som tros kunna kopplas till desinformationskampanjen. Studien belyser även att det finns ett bristande förtroende för socialtjänsten bland klienter samt en redan existerande negativ syn på myndigheten. Desinformationskampanjen tros bidra till denna negativa uppfattning ytterligare. Studien visar på att klienters förtroende för socialtjänsten är av vikt för att socialsekreterarna ska kunna genomföra sina utredningsarbeten. Därmed behöver åtgärder för att motverka spridningen av desinformation samt förtroendeskapande insatser implementeras. Studien visar att socialsekreterarna, genom klientmöten, kan bemöta fördomar och okunskap om socialtjänsten på individnivå. Dock krävs även insatser på högre nivåer för att kunna åstadkomma en allomfattande inverkan på allmänhetens inställning till socialtjänsten. / This study examines how the disinformation campaign aimed towards social services in Sweden has affected the work of social workers, specifically in regards to meetings with service-users. The empirical data has been collected through seven semi-structured interviews with professional social workers who operate within the Swedish child-welfare system. The data was analyzed through thematic analysis. From the thematic analysis four main themes could be identified, which include how social services operate, meetings with service-users, trust towards social services and the spread of the disinformation campaign and possible measures. The study shows that the social workers rarely have experienced any particular effects in their work that could be directly tied to the disinformation campaign. However, they shed light on some instances in meetings with service-users that could potentially be connected to the disinformation campaign. The study also highlights that distrust among service-users towards social services exists and that an already-existing negative perception of social services prevails. The spread of the disinformation campaign is believed to further contribute to this poor perception. The study shows that trust among service-users towards social services is of high importance in order for social workers to be able to execute their tasks. Thus, measures towards counteracting the spread of desinformation as well as measures towards creating trust must be implemented. The study highlights that social workers, through one-on-one meetings with service-users, have the ability to directly respond to prejudice and lack of knowledge in regards to social services among service-users. However, measures on larger scales must also be implemented in order to achieve a comprehensive impact on the public’s perception of social services.

The United Nation’s definition of honour based violence (HRV) in 1999 defines women’s exposure of violence related to honour. In Sweden, HRV was regarded as a social problem in the 1990’s, when women were murdered by their close family members. Loss of honour was explained as a reason for the killings. Ever since the beginning of debate in Swedish media, science has noticed the complexity of HRV.   The aim of this study was to examine how Swedish social services and administrative courts constructed honour based violence (HRV) when law of mandatory care of minors is used in court cases. The lawsuits regarded both females and males, in the ages of 10-17 years old. We used a document analysis of thirteen court cases from 2016 regarding 2§ Law of mandatory care of minors (LVU), which is a paragraph of deficiencies in care of youths. We used the keyword Honour related violence when searching for court cases. We could determine that physical violence is constructed as legal issues when it’s explained in detail, fragmented and when the minor was regarded as believable to the administrative court. Psychological violence included the involvement of threats, threats of physical violence and threats of forced marriages, and was all seen as an integrated view on violence. Honour was constructed as an isolation of the youths, limiting their social and leisure time and the children were controlled by their guardians. According to social services and administrative courts, the control was not seen as age appropriate.

Abstract The law with special provisions on the care of young people (SFS 1990: 52) (LVU) regulates a possible way out for the social service to compulsorily act to protect children and young people who in different ways are disadvantaged. When an intervention is made in accordance with this law, high legal security requirements are set for each child in each unique case. The purpose of this essay is to analyze whether the administrative law highlights the rights of the children and the best interests of the child in a legal process regarding. This is done through an analysis of administrative law judgments. The study also includes an examination of how the administrative law chooses to take the best interest of the child into account when making a decision. The results of the study show that, in the majority of cases, administrative law emphasizes the importance of the best interests of the child coming to the forefront and the rights of the child to be fulfilled. It also emerges that the child's age and maturity are of great importance for how the administrative law views the credibility of the child's story. If the child has been able to maintain his story over time, it also appears to be something that the administrative law takes into account in the decision-making process. Whether a child is to be represented in the legal process is clear in guidelines and conventions, but how the child's story is taken into account seems ambiguous. How the children should be considered in a legal process seems obvious in theory, but through the course of the study, the reality has turned out to be different. Although the child's perspective and the best interests of the child are described as important, in some cases the administrative law is considered to have a poor child perspective.

This study is a discourse analysis of 15 child protection cases in Sweden, analysing a total of 30 verdicts from both the Court of Administrative Law and the Administrative Court of Appeal. The study’s first aim was to analyse the construction of parenthood and parental abilities in court verdicts concerning the removal of children due to environmental factors according to The Care of Young Persons Special Provisions Act. The second aim of the study was to analyse if a parent’s gender, class, or ethnicity affected the outcome of the courts’ verdict. The results were analysed using Michél Foucault’s theories on discourse and power and Tina Mattsson’s theories on categorization and intersectionality. The study found that parents were characterized by their conceived flaws in parenting in relation to what needs they were deemed as not fulfilling for their children. Those parents were also seen as deviating from the norm. One of the key aspects influencing the court’s verdict was if the parent displayed insight into their perceived problem and showed a willingness to change and cooperate with authorities. The results also showed that verdicts where children were placed into the custody of the social services tended to be based on a child protection paradigm, whereas verdicts where parents could keep custody were based on a child welfare paradigm. Another finding was that mothers were more likely to be seen as primary caregivers than fathers, and therefore more likely to be deemed as unfit parents. A mother’s mental illness was seen as a sign of unfit parenthood. Parents with substance abuse issues were often deemed unreliable as parents. Non-European parents who controlled their children were seen as the most deviant from the norm. Their children were seen as having to choose between either “freedom” or their family. An intersectional analysis showed how social injustices were maintained in the current discourse of child protection through marginalization. Finally, implications for social work were discussed based on the findings of the study.