Emotions and normativity in assessments of children at risk Online publication date: Thu, 26-Mar-2015
by Veronica Svärd
International Journal of Work Organisation and Emotion (IJWOE), Vol. 6, No. 4, 2014
Abstract: This article explores the linkage between emotions and social norms, based on gender, nationality/culture, class and (dis)ability, in 14 hospital social workers assessments about parents, in their narratives about children at risk. In various ways, a range of emotions are shown to be linked to normativity. When the feeling of blame was present, other emotions such as worry became stuck to unprivileged groups of parents in a 'logical' way in assessments and shaped certain orientations for actions against the parents. By using the concept of stickiness, an understanding of how emotions and normativity works in assessments is developed.
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