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”Jag kan inte uttrycka mig som jag vill”: En studie om unga kvinnliga immigranters upplevelser av tillhörighet/utanförskap i relation till språkanvändning
University of Skövde, School of Health Sciences.
University of Skövde, School of Health Sciences.
2021 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
“I cannot express myself as I want” : A study of young female immigrants’ experiences of belonging/exclusion in relation to language use (English)
Abstract [sv]

Studiens syfte är att skapa en förståelse för hur unga kvinnliga immigranter i Sverige upplever tillhörighet och/eller utanförskap vid användning av olika språk inom familj, bland vänner på arbetsplatsen och/eller i skolan. Studien bygger även på huruvida unga kvinnliga immigranters sätt att använda svenska språket, sitt modersmål samt andra språk kan kopplas till olika typer av ackulturationsstrategier. De följande socialpsykologiska teorierna används för att analysera kvinnliga immigranters upplevelser: ackulturation, symbolisk interaktionism, social identitetsteori och multikulturell identitet. Semistrukturerade intervjuer användes vid insamling av data, och de analyserades med hjälp av tematisk analys. Resultatet visar på att modersmål har en större betydelse för respondenterna, och används mest inom familj och med umgänge. Svenska är det gemensamma språk som talas främst i skolan och/eller på arbetsplatsen. Att blanda mellan olika språk görs oftast med vänner. Det framkom även att hemlandets kultur är viktig för kvinnliga immigranters personliga identitet. Vidare visar resultatet att ackulturationsstrategier kan kopplas till kvinnliga immigranters positiva och negativa upplevelser med språk.

Abstract [en]

The purpose of the study is to create an understanding of how young female immigrants in Sweden experience belonging and/or exclusion when using different languages within the family, among friends at work and/or at school. The study is also based on whether young female immigrants' ways of using the Swedish language, their mother tongue and other languages can be linked to different types of acculturation strategies. The following social psychological theories are used to analyze the experiences of female immigrants: acculturation, symbolic interactionism, social identity theory and multicultural identity. Semi-structured interviews were used in data collection, and they were analyzed by using thematic analysis. The results show that mother tongue is of greater importance to the respondents, and is mostly used within families and with friends. Swedish is the common language spoken mainly at school and/or in the workplace. Mixing between different languages is usually done with friends. It also emerged that the culture of the home country is important for the personal identity of female immigrants. Furthermore, the results show that acculturation strategies can be linked to female immigrants' positive and negative experiences with language.

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2021. , p. 40
Keywords [en]
Acculturation, female immigrants, language, belonging and exclusion
Keywords [sv]
Ackulturation, kvinnliga immigranter, språk, tillhörighet och utanförskap
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Social Psychology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:his:diva-19754OAI: oai:DiVA.org:his-19754DiVA, id: diva2:1562383
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Social Psychology
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Social Psychology - Study Programme
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Available from: 2021-06-08 Created: 2021-06-08 Last updated: 2021-06-08Bibliographically approved

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