Today's society is characterised by various political discourses in which gang violence is portrayed in different ways. This study focuses on how young men are affected by the prevailing political discourse in everyday life and also their perspective on preventive work by the society. To achieve this, young men's attitudes and experiences in the debate climate on immigration and crime are studied. The study is based on a qualitative method where three group interviews were conducted. Various themes were discussed in relation to a theoretical framework based on the theories "we" and "they", Goffman's view of stigma and a critical discourse analysis based on Ernst Laclau and Chantal Mouffe. The previous research includes the development of youth crime, how young men are depicted and discusses how criminals are portrayed in their stories. The theoretical starting point focuses on the formation of masculinity for young men in a group, in order to give a picture of what similar discussions of young men in a group might look like. The results show that there is a hostile attitude towards the police and politicians and a low confidence in the reduction of gang violence. They also show that clothing and appearance carry preconceptions which affect their freedom to express themselves and dress as they like. Finally, the young also share their experiences with creeping racism as a social phenomenon and that the discourses that characterise society also affect teachers and police officers through certain prejudices and beliefs in their work.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:mau-65582 |
| Date | January 2023 |
| Creators | Fatemi Olsson, Yasmine |
| Publisher | Malmö universitet, Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS) |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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