About
Monika Marie Bergflødt is a PhD Candidate in Social Sciences at OsloMet, affiliated with the Department for Childhood, Family and Child Welfare (NOVA). She holds a master’s degree in Interdisciplinary Health Research from the University of Oslo (2021). In her master’s thesis, she examined embodied experiences and health among multicultural girls as part of the project Inequality in Youth – A Qualitative, Longitudinal Research Database.
Research
Bergflødt’s research interests encompass social inequality, childhood, and the sense of belonging within multicultural and digital societies. She is particularly interested in understanding gender dynamics in young people’s everyday lives. Her PhD project centers on how boys and girls in stigmatized neighborhoods connect with people and places while navigating their identities in various social settings – both offline and online.
Fields of study
Subject areas
Gender Ethnicity Qualitative methods Digital media Intersectionality Familylife Social inequalities and health Multicultural upgrowing Belonging and place Phenomenology of the body
Research groups
Research projects
Ongoing research projects
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Place Attachment and Identity Exploration in Young People’s Physical and Digital Everyday Life
This PhD project delves into the experiences of young people growing up in multicultural environments and neighborhoods with reputation issues.
Completed research projects
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Family Counselling: Equal Services for a Diverse Population?
The researchers investigate what it implies for the family services to provide equal services in different local contexts, and what kind of challenges the services experience when trying to provide equal services.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Bossy, Dagmara
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Bergflødt, Monika Marie
(2023).
Menn på familievernkontoret. Alliansearbeid mellom terapeuter og klienter.
Tidsskrift for kjønnsforskning.
https://doi.org/10.18261/tfk.47.2.5