"Det är värt för en person som man älskar" - Unga kvinnliga andragenerationssvenskars syn på anhörigomsorg

Sammanfattning: Restrictions in the distribution of interventions by the public elderly care have resulted in an increase in care for relatives. Those who have increased their relative care are primarily women, especially women from the working class and women who provide care to a relative who was born outside the Nordic countries. The purpose of this study was to investigate young female second-generation Swedes' views on relative care, how they view their role as relatives and potential caregivers and what factors influence their attitudes. The method chosen for this study was a qualitative method and six semi-structured interviews were conducted. The theoretical tools used to analyze the results were the concept of intersectionality presented by Tina Mattsson, the concept of filial piety presented by William R. Canada and the concepts of collectivist and individualistic cultures presented by Kendra Cherry. In my analysis, I found that the participants could be divided into three different groups; those who were completely opposed to support from public care for the elderly, those who were receptive to support but to a certain extent and those who were fully receptive to support from the public care for the elderly. I also found it interesting that although the participants had different opinions about receiving contributions from the public care for the elderly, there was a common experience of a higher pressure on daughters than on sons when it comes to who is expected to take care of the parents when they grow old. I also found that there was an opinion among the interviewees that older immigrants are excluded from interventions in inpatient housing due to their needs not being taken into account and that this is something that the public care for the elderly should work towards solving. More research on young second-generation Swedes would also be needed, as, among other things, the male perspective is lacking.