"Jag hatade hela livet" : En tematisk analys om unga kvinnors erfarenheter av prostitution i Sverige.

Sammanfattning: The study is about young women's experiences of prostitution in Sweden. The purpose of the study is to broaden the knowledge of how prostitution is initiated, affected, and managed by the sample group. The empirical data is placed in relation to intersectionality and a feminist approach and is then discussed. The intersectional perspective helps to illuminate how different factors in the lives of individuals interact in both negative and positive directions, including age, class, and gender. The feminist perspective highlights how power structures affect the sex sellers' story. The method of the study is based on an abductive thematic analysis where the empirical data is based on two biographies where three young women with experiences of prostitution tell their stories. Based on the empirical data, themes have been identified. The result presents three main themes with associated sub-themes. These themes are the problematization of the sale of sex, the imprint of the disaster and balancing in the dark. The first theme concerns the individuals' experiences that lead to and maintain prostitution. This includes sexual abuse and family constellations. The second theme deals with the psychological impact of the sale of sex and its consequences, including the women's self-hatred and the men's oppression. The third theme concerns how the women handle their situation in positive and negative ways including self-harm and the support of social networks.