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Människan som alltings centrum i socialt arbete: En diskursanalys om Socialstyrelsens framställningar av icke-mänskliga djur
Dalarna University, School of Health and Welfare.
Dalarna University, School of Health and Welfare.
2024 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (professional degree), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
The Human as the Center of Everything in Social Work : A Discourse Analysis of the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare´s Portrayals of Non-human Animals (English)
Abstract [sv]

Mot bakgrund av tidigare forskning om antropocentriskt socialt arbete avser detta examensarbete att analysera hur Socialstyrelsens policytexter och dokument upprätthåller och utmanar antropocentrismen i socialt arbete. Detta kvalitativa examensarbete har med en integrerad diskursanalytisk metod analyserat diskursiva framställningar av icke-mänskliga djur i förhållande till människor i Socialstyrelsens texter. Post-antropocentrism har använts som teoretisk tolkningsram. Resultatet visar att när det icke-mänskliga djuret står i förhållande till en människa med närhet till antropos (människa med hög status) så upprätthålls antropocentrismen i socialt arbete. När ett icke-mänskligt djur är i förhållande till en människa med distans till antropos (människa med låg status) så utmanas antropocentrismen i socialt arbete. Analysen har föranlett en modell för att visualisera resultatet. Examensarbetet föreslår implikationer för framtida våldsforskning att vidare studera icke-mänskliga djur i förhållande till människor. 

Abstract [en]

Drawing on previous research on human-centered social work, this thesis aims to analyze how the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen) reproduces and challenges anthropocentrism in social work. Using an integrated discourse analysis as method, this qualitative thesis analyzes how non-human animals are discursively constructed in relation to humans. Post-anthropocentrism has been used as a theoretical framework. Our findings showthat when the non-human animal is depicted in relation to a human with proximity to anthropos (human with high status), anthropocentrism in social work is maintained. Conversely, when a non-human animal is depicted in relation to a human with distance from anthropos (human withlow status), anthropocentrism in social work is challenged. The analysis has led to the development of a model to visualize the results. The thesis suggests implications for future research on violence, to further study non-human animals in relation to humans.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2024.
Keywords [en]
Anthropocentrism, discourse analysis, human-animal, post-anthropocentrism, social work
Keywords [sv]
Antropocentrism, diskursanalys, människa-djur, post-antropocentrism, socialt arbete
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Social Work
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URN: urn:nbn:se:du-48445OAI: oai:DiVA.org:du-48445DiVA, id: diva2:1855400
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Social Work
Available from: 2024-04-30 Created: 2024-04-30

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