Marie Larsson's thesis highlights the work that underpins young people's experiences and practices around contraceptive methods. Interviews with young people aged 18 to 29 show that the work of contracepting is something that the interviewees do not take lightly and that it is ongoing and never ends, a process where many small decisions are made one after the other.
- Becoming informed takes a lot of work. Knowledge and emotions are intertwined, it is both rational and emotional, said Marie Larsson during the defence of her thesis on how decisions about contraception are made.
The bulk of the work is on those who can get pregnant and in Sweden there are currently 13 contraceptive methods for women and only two for men. For these people, who are expected to be responsible for the prevention of pregnancies in particular, friends are important but also partners.
- This is fascinating work and a nice piece of sociology with rich data that was a pleasure to read, said external examiner Senior lecturer Petra Nordqvist, University of Manchester.
A unanimous examining committee approved the thesis.
