Hjemmepasning i præstations- og arbejdssamfundet - En undersøgelse af anerkendelsesbetingelser og identitetsudvikling: En undersøgelse af anerkendelsesbetingelser og identitetsudvikling

Madsen, Rikke Taagaard

4. semester

Socialt Arbejde, Kandidat

2020

2020-05-29

89 pages

Specialet undersøger hvilke udfordringer man kan opleve som hjemmepasser i det nuværende samfund, som er karakteriseret som et præstationssamfund, et accelerationssamfund og et arbejdssamfund. Specialet indeholder en undersøgelse af hjemmepassernes anerkendelsesbetingelser og identitetsudvikling, og hvordan de ovenstående tre karakteristika for det nuværende samfund har betydning for netop dette. Undersøgelsen er foretaget kvalitativt, hvor fem hjemmepassere er blevet interviewet. Interesseren for dette projekt er opstået i forbindelse med egne erfaringer med kortvarig hjemmepasning og heraf en oplevelse af manglende forståelse og anerkendelse fra andre. Gennem valgfaget ”Sociale patologier” på kandidatstudiet i socialt arbejde tilegnede jeg mig en viden om de førnævnte karakteristika for det nuværende samfund, og hvordan disse har indflydelse på anerkendelsesbetingelserne. Endvidere er der ifølge Danmarks statistik en stor stigning af antallet af forældre, der vælger at hjemmepasse, og denne stigning kan muligvis skyldes det store fokus, der har været på børns trivsel i daginstitutioner, som blev indledt i foråret 2019. Konklusionen er, at hjemmepasserne oplever svære betingelser for anerkendelse, særligt på den solidariske sfære. Det viser sig bl.a. i form af sociale kampe både på individuelt og kollektivt niveau. Årsagen til den manglende anerkendelse kan skyldes, at en livsstil som hjemmepasser ikke stemmer overens med den fordring, der er om præstation og acceleration i præstations- og accelerationssamfundet. Den manglende anerkendelse resulterer bl.a. i, at hjemmepasserne oplever vanskeligheder ved at udvikle en sammenhængende identitet, da de ofte forsøger at undlade at nævne hjemmepasningen, når de taler med andre. De forsøger håndtere vanskelighederne ved at opsøge aktiviteter, såsom aktiehandel og frivilligt arbejde, for at have noget andet end hjemmepasningen at tale med andre om. Det viser sig desuden, at hjemmepasserne oplever sig stigmatiserede af deres omgivelser og har derfor tendens til at opsøge fællesskaber med andre hjemmepassere, hvori de kan dele normer og værdier

This thesis examines which challenges parents, who have chosen in-home child care, experience in our present society which is characterized as a performance society (meritocracy), a high-speed society and a working society. The thesis contains an examination of the conditions for recognition that the parents are met with as well as an examination of their identity development. Subsequently, it is examined how the three above-mentioned characteristics of the present society influence the parents’ conditions for recognition and their identity development. The examination is carried out qualitatively where five parents, who have chosen in-home child care, have been interviewed. My interest for this subject originates from my own experiences with a short period of doing in-home child care and an experience with lack of understanding and recognition from my surroundings. Through the elective course Social Pathologies on the Master’s degree program in Social work I acquired knowledge on the above-mentioned characteristics of the present society an how they influence on the conditions for recognition. Furthermore, according to Statistics Denmark we are currently experiencing a significant increase in the number of parents who choose in-home child care and this increase may be a result of the significant focus on children’s well-being in day care facilities which was set out during the spring of 2019. The conclusion is, that parents, who chose in-home child care, experience difficult conditions for recognition, especially in relation to the esteem-sphere. This results in social struggles both on an individual level and on a collective level. The reason for the lack of recognition may be that a lifestyle as a parent, who have chosen in-home child care, is not consistent with the general demand for performance and acceleration in performance society (meritocracy) and the high-speed society. The lack of recognition causes that the parents experience difficulties with developing a coherent identity as they often tend to avoid mentioning their choice of in-home child care when they meet new people. They try to manage the difficulties by turning to other activities, such as volunteering and stock trading, in order to have something to talk to other people about other than in-home child care. Furthermore, it appears that parents, who have chosen in-home child care, often feel stigmatized by their surroundings and as a result they have a tendency to search for communities with other parents, who have chosen in-home child care, in which they can share norms and values.

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