”Sen kommer det till heder och ingen vill ta i det, alla backar” - En kvalitativ studie om socialtjänstens arbete med hedersrelaterat våld mot minderåriga flickor

Sammanfattning: Honor related violence is a phenomenon that has been noticed to occur in Sweden for the last 15 years. Previous researches indicate a lack of knowledge from social welfare secretaries in these cases and a sense of insecurity how to deal with the problem. It also displays a criticism of the social services family oriented work and their inability to shift focus from the family to the youngster. With that in mind, the purpose of this study was to examine how social welfare secretaries initially work with cases that are characterized of honor related violence. To fulfill our purpose we have used a qualitative method which is based on five semi-structured interviews with social welfare secretaries in two different cities in Sweden. A theory based on power has been used to analyze the data. The study showed that the knowledge was perceived to be unsufficient to help youngsters who are exposed to honor related violence. It appeared that most of the incoming errands concerning honor related violence were reported from school. The study also indicated that the social welfare secretaries was trying to apply a wider youth perspective, though they still felt their work was characterized by an overall family oriented approach. In terms of power, it appeared the youngster as well as the parents have the opportunity to influence the outcome of the errand.