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“It’s Kind of Our Everyday Life. It Sort of Becomes Natural”: Everyday Violence and Violent Practices Among Young People
Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences. (FGF)ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2433-9618
2023 (English)In: Journal of Interpersonal Violence, ISSN 0886-2605, E-ISSN 1552-6518, Vol. 38, no 13-14, p. 8422-8452Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Although violence among youth remains an important, global issue, little research has been conducted regarding how young people themselves define violence and what practices in relation to violence that are evident in their everyday lives. Using an intersectional gender perspective, specifically exploring the intersection of gender, age, and class, this paper therefore aims to explore how young people define violence, as well as to explore what practices in relation to violence that are evident in young people’s everyday lives. By using a photovoice methodology, 11 focus groups of young boys and girls (17–19 years old) living in two municipalities in northern Sweden were interviewed and asked to take photographs representing themes that were discussed. Overall, three main themes in the young peoples’ stories were identified: Violence as ubiquitous, Easy prey and dangerous predators, and The way forward. The findings demonstrated that violence is pervasive, all-encompassing and normalized in young people’s everyday lives, and that this violence is moderated by intersecting power orders of gender, age, and class. Any future theoretical frameworks or prevention strategies should therefore aim to include an intersectional perspective as well as including the voices of the youths themselves. 

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Sage Publications, 2023. Vol. 38, no 13-14, p. 8422-8452
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adolescent victims, adolescents, Internet and abuse, mental health and violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, youth violence
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Sociology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-47692DOI: 10.1177/08862605231155131ISI: 000936412900001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85148501599OAI: oai:DiVA.org:miun-47692DiVA, id: diva2:1740102
Available from: 2023-02-28 Created: 2023-02-28 Last updated: 2024-06-20Bibliographically approved

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