Fängslande ord Om genusgörande i BUP-socionomers psykosociala utredningar
ChildrenGenderNarrativesTextual analysisDiscourse analysisTherapistBarnKönGenusBerättelserTextanalysDiskursanalysTerapeut
The purpose of this study was to examine how girls and boys are described by social workersin psycho-social assessments in child and adolescent psychiatry. The questions at issue wereif girls and boys are described in different ways and if gender related patterns could be found.The study was both qualitative and quantitative. I used textual analysis as a method anddiscourse analysis as theory.Results: Sexes were generally described differently. Girls are depicted from how they are andhow they look and boys are described by what they do and their behaviour. The mother isdescribed as the person who is most responsible for children of both sexes. She is also the onewho is bringing the children for treatment at BUP and the one telling the children?s story. Thefather is often described as absent or seen as only a complement in the children?s life. Thestudy shows that there is a stereo typical view of gender in psycho social assessments.