"Alldeles utmärkt" eller "tungt som fan"?
En studie av fosterfamiljers egna barns syn på sin situation sett ut ett genusperspektiv
FamiljehemFosterbarnSyskonrelationerGenusHöjerIngridSocial problems and welfareNational insuranceSociala problemSocial välfärdSocialförsäkringLaw and Political Science
The purpose of this essay was to examine, from a gender perspective, how biological children in foster families experience the situation of living with foster siblings. The material consists of ten interviews. We searched answers to the questions:1. In what way have the biological childrens relations to parents, biological siblings and foster siblings changed through the placement?2. What kind of responsibility do the biological children feel for their foster sibling?3. How do the biological children experience the reactions from the environment on their life with foster siblings?4. What have the biological children learned from their life with foster siblings?5. What differences are there between these experiences depending on the sex of the biological children?Our results show that a majority of our interviewees find their upbringing with foster siblings positive in all. We also found that boys to a higher extent than girls feel neglected by their mothers, feel stronger connected to their biological siblings and also feel that their environment does not understand the meaning of having fostersiblings. Both sexes prefer foster siblings of their own sex. When it comes to responsibilities we could not find any differences related to the sex.