I have studied elder care and related issues from everyday life, gender, and social policy perspectives. Key themes include welfare professionals’ encounters with clients, categorization and gatekeeping in needs assessments, as well as questions related to gender equality, gender, and ethnicity.
Empirically, my studies involve both professionals in social services and healthcare, as well as various client groups. Analyses also include case file materials from needs assessment processes. Methodologically, I primarily use qualitative methods such as discourse analysis and conversation analysis, combined with interview studies. In more recent projects, I have also used quantitative methods.
Research Interests
- Gerontological social work and elder care
- Older people with dementia
- Professional practices and documentation processes in social services and healthcare
- Interaction between professionals and clients
- Categorization, equality, and access to welfare
- Social policy reforms directed at older people
- Social problems in later life
- Gender equality, gender, and ethnicity in care practices
