“Förresten, äter du p-piller?” : En kvalitativ studie om kvinnors sexuella hälsa och normer

Sammanfattning: Norms are something that affects society, of which we are all aware of. Agenda 2030 and the goals for increased gender equality, sexual health and sexual rights contributes to what now is a more spoken about topic. Norms that affect sexual health is something that we are aware of, but which norms affect people the most is something that is rarely talked about. The previous research is split into two themes, women's respectively men's attitude towards contraceptive methods. The previous research shows that studies have been made within this research area, but the previous research does not show the norms impact on individuals. The purpose of this essay is to study how women in the ages 20-25 years who are sexually active in heteronormative relations feel affected by the society's norms about sexual health and contraceptive methods. The empirical material in this essay is based on eight semi-structured interviews where women have shared their experiences. The collected empirical data have been analyzed based on theoretical concepts from Berger and Luckmann and Hirdman. The theoretical concepts that have been used are objective and subjective reality, socialization, internalization, legitimation and the gender system and the gender contract. The results show that women feel affected by the norms which leads to the sexual health being affected. The experienced norms affect that the women use a hormone-based contraceptive and the attitude towards condom is negative. The conclusions in this study are that the experienced norms affect both women's sexual health and sexual behavior