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”Jag passar in överallt och ingenstans”: En narrativ studie om svenska svarta kvinnors identitetsskapande
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 belong everywhere and nowhere” : A narrative study about the identity construction of black Swedish females (English)
Abstract [sv]

Syftet med denna narrativa studie är att beskriva och förstå upplevelsen av hur unga svarta kvinnors identiteter kan utformas i mötet med andra människor i Sverige. Därför används begreppet intersektionalitet för att belysa skillnader mellan sociala kategoriseringar så som “ras”, klass, religion och etnicitet i identitetsskapande. Identitet formas kontinuerligt beroende av situation och i samspel med andra människor. Studien bygger på en kvalitativ ansats med tolv semi-strukturerade intervjuer med svenskfödda svarta kvinnor i åldern 20–30. Studiens resultat visade att samtliga intervjupersoner upplevde en form av utanförskap, bristande representation i media, fördomar i mötet med omgivningen och en svag tillhörighetskänsla till samhället. De flesta av respondenterna upplevde marginalisering till följd av deras hudfärg, klädsel, klasskillnader samt religionstillhörigheter. Samtliga respondenter upplevde att deras olika intersektioner av identiteter i det svenska samhället skapar svårigheter för identitetsskapandet, på grund av att samspelet av olika sociala kategoriseringar förstärker en strukturell makthierarki. Resultatet framhäver även en positiv frihet i att uppleva sig tillhöra flera identiteter samtidigt.

Abstract [en]

The purpose with this narrative study is to describe and understand how the experiences of young black women’s identities can be shaped through interactions with other people in Sweden. The term intersectionality is therefore used to highlight differences between social categories such as race, class, religion and ethnicity in the construction of identity. The identity is formed continuously depending on the situation and within interactions with other people. This study is based on a qualitative approach with twelve semi-structured interviews conducted with black females between the ages of 20-30 born in Sweden. The results of this study revealed experiences of exclusion, lack of representation in media, prejudices in the surroundings and a weak sense of belonging to the society among the participants. Most of the participants experienced marginalization, because of their skin complexion, clothing, class differences and religious identity. All the participants experienced that their different intersecting identities in Swedish society creates difficulties for identity construction, due to the interplay of different social categories which reinforces a structural power hierarchy. The results also illustrate a positive sense of freedom in the experience of belonging to various identities at the same time. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2021. , p. 51
Keywords [en]
Identity, intersectionality, belonging, blackness, ethnicity, religion
Keywords [sv]
Identitet, intersektionalitet, tillhörighet, svarthet, etnicitet, religion
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Social Psychology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:his:diva-20575OAI: oai:DiVA.org:his-20575DiVA, id: diva2:1594970
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Social Psychology
Educational program
Social Psychology - Study Programme
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Available from: 2021-09-16 Created: 2021-09-16 Last updated: 2021-09-16Bibliographically approved

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