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Våld i nära relationer hos äldre kvinnor: Biståndshandläggarnas attityder till äldre kvinnors våldsutsatthet
Dalarna University, School of Health and Welfare.
Dalarna University, School of Health and Welfare.
2025 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (professional degree), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Domestic violence against older women in intimate relationships : Case managers' attitudes towards older women’s exposure to violence (English)
Abstract [en]

Purpose: The purpose is to investigate perceptions of the older woman as a victim of violence and how the exposure to violence can be understood based on ageist perceptions of social workers in elderly care and how these affect the social workers' work with older women who experience domestic violence. Method: The study has a qualitative study design with semi-structured interviews where data is analyzed based on an abductive approach. Results: Results show that older people are not associated with violence. Domestic violence in older women is seen as something that has been going on for a long time and thus normalized, while neglect and psychological violence are considered common forms of violence in older women. Older women receive support in the form of special housing to escape violence.

Abstract [sv]

Syfte: Syftet är att undersöka föreställningar av den äldre kvinnan som våldsoffer och hur våldsutsattheten kan förstås utifrån ålderistiska föreställningar hos biståndshandläggare inom äldreomsorgen samt hur dessa påverkar biståndshandläggarnas arbete med äldre kvinnor som upplever våld i nära relation. Metod: Undersökningen har en kvalitativ studiedesign med semistrukturerade intervjuer där data analyseras utifrån en abduktiv ansats. Resultat: resultat visar att äldre personer inte associeras med våld. Våld i nära relationer hos äldre kvinnor betraktas som något som pågått under en lång tid och därmed normaliserats medan försummelse och psykiskt våld anses som vanligt förekommande våldsformer hos äldre kvinnor. Äldre kvinnor får insats i form av särskild boende för att komma ifrån våldet.

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2025.
Keywords [en]
Domestic violence, ageism, older women, gendered ageism
Keywords [sv]
Våld i nära relationer, ålderism, äldre kvinnor, könad ålderism
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Social Work
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URN: urn:nbn:se:du-50475OAI: oai:DiVA.org:du-50475DiVA, id: diva2:1952436
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Social Work
Available from: 2025-04-15 Created: 2025-04-15 Last updated: 2025-10-09

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