Samhällsproblem inte förortsproblem : En kvalitativ studie om hur unga vuxna stockholmare upplever och påverkas av gängkriminalitet

Sammanfattning: This study explored young adults experiences of the recent increase of gang related crime in Stockholm and possible impact on their everyday life. This study also aimed to study how these experiences varied due to genderand socioeconomic background. Semistructured interviews with six women and four men aged 20–29 from different socioeconomic areas were conducted. Stigma, Doing Gender and Empathy Identification theories were applied as a theoretical framework. The result shows that gender influenced the level of fear of crime, where women reported a higher fear of crime than men. The gender aspect also affected the level of influence on everyday life of the informants, none of the male informants was affected by the increased gang violence. Socioeconomic status was also shown to be a contributing factor since women from areas with low socioeconomic status were not affected by the increased gang violence, whereas women from areas with a high socioeconomic status were influenced. Finally socioeconomic status was a contributing aspect in the approach towards gang related crime and criminal individuals, as informants from areas with low socioeconomic status had a higher level of understanding and empathy for gang violence and why individuals become criminal gang members.