Vad innebär barnfattigdom i en välfärdsstat som Sverige?  : En jämförande studie om hur begreppet barnfattigdom har förändrats över tid i den offentliga debatten

Sammanfattning: The purpose of this essay was to study some selected magazine articles by examining how the concept of child poverty is produced in the public debate, and to see if the definition of the term has changed over time. The theoretical approach on which this study is based has been used as a tool to provide better understanding on the subject. Furthermore, theories of consumer society, the "collateral damage" and the theory of welfare regimes have been used. In the previous research presented in the paper focuses on linking children and families living in precarious economic conditions, consumer standards and welfare systems that characterize society. This study has a qualitative approach as it attempts to capture and increase understanding of how the concept of child poverty can be understood from a Swedish context. The study is based on newspaper articles that are studied using a structural text analysis. Consequently, the analysis is divided into three themes, the first is the role of children in the family, and the second are political decisions and welfare role of the state and the third theme is the importance of the charity. Finally, the study's results indicate that the definition of child poverty has changed over time and also that the child has received more attention in the public debate.