Maria Moberg Stephenson
Biographic Data
| ID | 4199542 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maria Moberg Stephenson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maria Moberg |
| FAMILY NAME | Stephenson |
| SIGNATURE | STEPHENSON M M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Karlstad University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8101-3553 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
“I Mean, They Have No Idea” – Girls’ and Young Women’s Perceptions of Media Representations of Marginalized Areas in Sweden and Their Consequences
Knowledge about girls’ and young women’s perceptions of media representations of marginalized areas and their consequences is limited. Using theories of representation and territorial stigmatization, this study explores how girls and young women living in marginalized areas in Sweden perceive news media representations of these places and how theses representations affect their lives. Thematic analysis was used to analyse 21 interviews with girls…
Conflicting expectations. The meaning of gender in girls and young women’s narratives of growing up in racially diverse neighbourhoods
Neighbourhoods that are populated by a racially diverse working-class and by society marginalized are places often associated with violence and crime; phenomenon intimately intertwined with masculinity. Less is known about the lives of girls in these areas. Rooted in an intersectional perspective, using Sara Ahmed's concept of 'girling', together with theories on doing gender, this article aims to explore what meaning gender plays in girls and yo…
Bodies Out of Place
The aim of this article is to explore how place and physical space are perceived by girls and young women living in two neighbourhoods marked as marginalized and how they orientate in urban spaces and their everyday lives. Data were collected through teller-focused, walk-along and photo-elicitation interviews with twenty-one 13- to 22-year-old girls and young women in racially diverse neighbourhoods in two Swedish cities and analysed using queer …
Breaking Norms
This study explores the portrayal of girls engaged in violence within Swedish newspapers, focusing on contemporary representations in the media land-scape. News media plays a pivotal role in shaping societal perceptions and norms, including those surrounding violence and gender. Analyzing media depictions of girls’ violence is crucial as it influences our understanding of gender norms and violence. We examined newspaper articles from 2021 to disc…
To establish the unestablishable
This article aims to explore the impact of neoliberal logic and ideas of establishment in Sweden on non-governmental social work with asylum-seeking young people. The focus is on the perceptions of the social workers within a non-governmental organisation (NGO) working with the establishment of unaccompanied young people. Data were collected through interviews and participant observations and analysed using theories of neoliberalism, belonging an…
Becoming a good citizen
The aim of this article is to examine how establishment in Swedish society is interpreted and what values are considered important from the perspective of a non-governmental organisation mentoring programme, and how the non-governmental organisation’s work towards establishment among ‘unaccompanied’ young people is carried out. The results are based on analysis of the non-governmental organisation’s policy documents, conversations and semi-struct…
Constructions of young migrants’ situations in kinship care in a Swedish suburb by social workers in a non-governmental organisation mentoring programme
Young migrants defined as ‘unaccompanied’ tend to be constructed as a homogeneous group with specific vulnerabilities and strengths in social work practice. ‘Unaccompanied’ young migrants placed in kinship care in Sweden are constructed with further vulnerabilities. Such constructions of these young people and their situations may have consequences for how social support for them is designed. The aim of this study is to explore how the social wor…
Making sense of places
For young people who have migrated unaccompanied by parents or other legal guardians, it is important to feel a sense of belonging. However, belonging is not fixed to one place. This study aims to explore how young migrants in kinship care in a Swedish suburb describe what different places mean to them and what these descriptions can tell us about their sense of belonging. In this study, semi‐structured interviews with 11 young migrants between 1…
Making sense of places
For young people who have migrated unaccompanied by parents or other legal guardians, it is important to feel a sense of belonging. However, belonging is not fixed to one place. This study aims to explore how young migrants in kinship care in a Swedish suburb describe what different places mean to them and what these descriptions can tell us about their sense of belonging. In this study, semi‐structured interviews with 11 young migrants between 1…
Constructions of young migrants’ situations in kinship care in a Swedish suburb by social workers in a non-governmental organisation mentoring programme
Young migrants defined as ‘unaccompanied’ tend to be constructed as a homogeneous group with specific vulnerabilities and strengths in social work practice. ‘Unaccompanied’ young migrants placed in kinship care in Sweden are constructed with further vulnerabilities. Such constructions of these young people and their situations may have consequences for how social support for them is designed. The aim of this study is to explore how the social wor…
Making sense of places
For young people who have migrated unaccompanied by parents or other legal guardians, it is important to feel a sense of belonging. However, belonging is not fixed to one place. This study aims to explore how young migrants in kinship care in a Swedish suburb describe what different places mean to them and what these descriptions can tell us about their sense of belonging. In this study, semi‐structured interviews with 11 young migrants between 1…
Becoming a good citizen
The aim of this article is to examine how establishment in Swedish society is interpreted and what values are considered important from the perspective of a non-governmental organisation mentoring programme, and how the non-governmental organisation’s work towards establishment among ‘unaccompanied’ young people is carried out. The results are based on analysis of the non-governmental organisation’s policy documents, conversations and semi-struct…
To establish the unestablishable
This article aims to explore the impact of neoliberal logic and ideas of establishment in Sweden on non-governmental social work with asylum-seeking young people. The focus is on the perceptions of the social workers within a non-governmental organisation (NGO) working with the establishment of unaccompanied young people. Data were collected through interviews and participant observations and analysed using theories of neoliberalism, belonging an…
Breaking Norms
This study explores the portrayal of girls engaged in violence within Swedish newspapers, focusing on contemporary representations in the media land-scape. News media plays a pivotal role in shaping societal perceptions and norms, including those surrounding violence and gender. Analyzing media depictions of girls’ violence is crucial as it influences our understanding of gender norms and violence. We examined newspaper articles from 2021 to disc…
“I Mean, They Have No Idea” – Girls’ and Young Women’s Perceptions of Media Representations of Marginalized Areas in Sweden and Their Consequences
Knowledge about girls’ and young women’s perceptions of media representations of marginalized areas and their consequences is limited. Using theories of representation and territorial stigmatization, this study explores how girls and young women living in marginalized areas in Sweden perceive news media representations of these places and how theses representations affect their lives. Thematic analysis was used to analyse 21 interviews with girls…
Conflicting expectations. The meaning of gender in girls and young women’s narratives of growing up in racially diverse neighbourhoods
Neighbourhoods that are populated by a racially diverse working-class and by society marginalized are places often associated with violence and crime; phenomenon intimately intertwined with masculinity. Less is known about the lives of girls in these areas. Rooted in an intersectional perspective, using Sara Ahmed's concept of 'girling', together with theories on doing gender, this article aims to explore what meaning gender plays in girls and yo…
Bodies Out of Place
The aim of this article is to explore how place and physical space are perceived by girls and young women living in two neighbourhoods marked as marginalized and how they orientate in urban spaces and their everyday lives. Data were collected through teller-focused, walk-along and photo-elicitation interviews with twenty-one 13- to 22-year-old girls and young women in racially diverse neighbourhoods in two Swedish cities and analysed using queer …
Gender Studies (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (3 works) · Kinship (3 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Qualitative research (3 works) · Children's Rights and Participation (2 works)