Socialsekreteraren - En kvalitativ studie om faktorer som påverkar valet till att påbörja arbetet som barn- och ungdomsutredare inom socialtjänsten

You have seen it in the news, you have seen it in the papers. The situations for social workers in child protection are bursting. Turnovers, though work environment and low payments are things social-workers daily has to receive. Still there is few of them who starts to work at this workplace. Our question is why? In the following study, the aim is to analyze what factors are affecting their choice in working with child protection. We have analyzed our material by using the Pierre Bourdieu inspired theory Careership, and Bourdieu’s thoughts about habitus, field and capital. One of our conclusions of this study is that habitus can be an important impact in the choice of workplace, and that choosing work at the social service can be seen as a starting point of their career.