Skapande av femininitet : Om kvinnor i missbrukarbehandling
Creating Femininity : On Women in Drug Abuse Treatment
Author
Summary, in English
In the women's descriptions of themselves as women, it appeared that they in various ways invested in femininity. They used their femininity and style to demonstrate femininity and to demonstrate to the surrounding world what kind of a woman they were. The drugs and alcohol were closely associated with how the women presented their femininity. However, both drugs and alcohol had several functions, which also have varied over time. The same means that initially had given strength were later used to endure. Relationships to men were central, and the women said that a relationship with a man proved that you were a real woman. The children, too, were of great importance to them as women. By being a mother you were unquestionably a woman. Some pointed out that their children were the drive behind their seeking treatment.
The women said that they were discontented with their lives and wanted a change. They "opened up" to the treatment and accepted their position as a client. As clients, they dissociated themselves from their use of drugs and alcohol and the femininity they had previously presented. Their previous life was not regarded as a "real life". The client position also meant that the women recognised and subordinated themselves to the image of femininity found in the treatment. The interviews revealed that the women, during their treatment, learned and acquired a femininity that at the same time was described as coming "from within" and being an expression of themselves. Through the treatment, they were disciplined to become a (real) "woman".
Department/s
Publishing year
2002
Language
Swedish
Publication/Series
Lund dissertations in social work
Volume
8
Document type
Dissertation
Publisher
Leili Laanemets, Socialhögskolan, Box 23, 221 00 Lund,
Topic
- Social Work
Keywords
- client
- drug use
- drug abuse
- drugs
- alcohol
- drug treatment
- addiction treatment
- motherhood
- sex
- gender
- femininity
- women
- Social problems and welfare
- national insurance
- Sociala problem
- social välfärd
- socialförsäkring
Status
Published
Supervisor
- [unknown] [unknown]
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1650-3872
- ISBN: 91-89604-10-5
- ISRN: LUSADG/SASW-02/1036-SE
Defence date
24 May 2002
Defence time
10:15
Defence place
Socialhögskolan, sal 28, Bredgatan 26
Opponent
- Bengt Börjeson