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Socialarbetare i Offentlighetens Ljus: En Granskning av Medias Porträttering av det Sociala Arbetet med Barn
University of Gävle, Faculty of Health and Occupational Studies, Department of Social Work, Criminology and Public Health Sciences, Social Work.
University of Gävle, Faculty of Health and Occupational Studies, Department of Social Work, Criminology and Public Health Sciences, Social Work.
2024 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [sv]

Syftet med studien var att undersöka hur media porträtterar det sociala arbetet med barn samt vilka följder som det resulterat i för det sociala arbetet. Studiens utformning påminner om en systematisk litteraturöversikt där en kombination av 12 nationella och internationella vetenskapliga artiklar har granskats med hjälp av narrativ syntes och analyserats utifrån teorin om symbolisk interaktionism. Resultatet av översikten redovisas utifrån att det förekom en negativ, positiv och neutral porträttering av socialarbetare i media. Den negativa framställningen var den mest framträdande där kritik huvudsakligen riktats mot socialarbetare relaterade till fall där barn farit illa. Positiv porträttering av socialt arbete var något som sällan förekom. Porträtteringen har resulterat i både positiva och negativa följder som påverkat både på socialarbetare och allmänheten. 

Abstract [en]

The purpose of the study was to examine how the media portrays social work with children and the resulting impacts on social work. The design of the study resembles a systematic literature review where a combination of 12 national and international scholarly articles has been reviewed using narrative synthesis and analyzed based on the theory of symbolic interactionism. The result of the review is presented based on the occurrence of negative, positive, and neutral portrayals of social workers in the media. The negative portrayal was the most prominent, with criticism mainly directed towards social workers related to cases where children have been harmed. Positive portrayal of social work was something that rarely occurred. The portrayal has resulted in both positive and negative consequences that have affected both the social worker and the general public.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2024. , p. 49
Keywords [en]
media, social work, child protection, portrayal, consequences
Keywords [sv]
media, socialt arbete, barnskydd, porträttering, följder
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Social Work Other Social Sciences not elsewhere specified
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-44980OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-44980DiVA, id: diva2:1877585
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Social work
Educational program
Social work
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Available from: 2024-07-01 Created: 2024-06-25 Last updated: 2025-10-02Bibliographically approved

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