This thesis is based on a content analysis of the website Familjeliv.se. The aim of this essay is to examine parents' perceptions of teenagers, as well as to investigate whether there are any differences in the parents' perceptions of girls and boys. The reason this is being examined is to increase teachers' awareness of parents' perceptions of teenagers and thus increase their ability to adress to these in their interactions with parents'. The result showed several perceptions thar parents at Familjeliv.se had about teenagers. These perceptions were; that teenagers are spoiled, they fight a lot and are defiant, they are self-centered and that they are school-fatigue and do not behave the way they are expected in school. The differences that could be discerned in the perceptions of girls and boys were differences in how they are expected to behave, the expectation of housework and performance and behaviour in school. In the final part of the thesis, the result is discussed and conclusions are presented in relation to previous research about the subjekt and the theoretical approach of the thesis, wich is social constructivism and labeling theory. A conclusion that is presented and discussed concerns the negativity that characterizes parents' percpetions of teenagers. Several different thematically presented perceptions were presented in the thesis result, all of which were of a negative nature. In the final part of the thesis, it is discussed whether this conslusion affects the teenagers. According to the theoratical approach, these negative perceptions may result in teenagers acting on these perceptions and expectations that parents of Familjeliv.se have about teenagers.

Denna uppsats behandlar interaktioner i ett diskussionsforum på Familjeliv.se, där deltagarna är föräldrar eller blivande föräldrar till barn eller foster med ett medfött hjärtfel. Syftet med studien är att undersöka hur detta forum kan fungera som en kunskapsresurs och en plats där deltagarna förhandlar sig fram till gemensamma förståelser om till exempel hjärtfelsdiagnosen och livet med ett medfött hjärtfel. Genom analyser av dels de inledande presentationerna från deltagare som positionerar sig som nya, dels av de diskussioner som följer på dessa presentationer fokuserar studien legitimitet i två bemärkelser: legitimiteten i medlemskapet och legitimeringar i interaktionerna som ingår i kunskapsförhandlingen och bygger upp gemensamma förståelser. Resultaten från studien visar inledningsvis att det finns tydligt återkommande drag i presentationerna, något som tyder på att det finns sociala normer och överenskommelser för vilka forumet är till för, hur deltagandet är uppbyggt och vad som utgör ett legitimt medlemskap. Därefter visar analyserna av de efterföljande diskussionerna bland annat hur deltagarna tydligt orienterar sig kring vad som är legitimt att säga och på vilka grunder, där exempelvis det egna barnets diagnos och erfarenheterna från denna verkar vara avgörande. Detta skisserar ut en bild av forumets funktion och visar på en medvetenhet hos deltagarna vad gäller vad de kan bidra med i förhållande till vården. Analyserna visar även hur interaktionerna är uppenbart flerröstade och rymmer såväl professionell expertis, i form av rekontextualiserade samtal med vårdpersonal, som rekontextualiseringar av deltagarnas egna erfarenheter av hjärtfelen. Genomgående innebär forumet också ett jämförelsematerial där deltagarnas rekontextualiseringar tillsammans bygger en bild av hur saker och ting förhåller sig, som sedan kan appliceras på enskilda deltagares situation. Studien indikerar därmed att forumet kan fungera som en intern kunskapsbank. / This thesis investigates the interaction on an online discussion forum, where the participants are parents or expectant parents of children with congenital heart defects. The aim of the study is to shed light on how this forum can function as a source of knowledge and a place where joint understandings about for example the diagnosis and the life with this medical condition are negotiated in interaction. Analyzing both the initial presentations written by newcomers in the forum, and the discussions following these presentations, the study draws on the concept of legitimacy in two ways: the legitimacy in relation to the forum membership and the legitimations that are used to construct a shared understanding between the participants. The results from the study indicate that there are recurring patterns in the presentations written by new members when introducing themselves in the forum threads. This in turn suggests that there are social norms regarding which participants the forum is directed towards, how the participation is organized and what constitutes a legitimate membership in the community. In addition, a key result from the analysis of the interactions following these presentations is the participants’ navigation of what information is legitimate in which situation, where the own child’s diagnosis and type of heart defect is of great importance. This shows awareness among the participants regarding the nature of the forum’s contribution in relation to healthcare professionals. Furthermore, the analysis also shows how the interactions are strikingly multi-voiced, in that the participants through the discursive process of recontextualization make use of both previous conversations with doctors and other medical professionals, as well as their own experience of the children’s heart defects. The forum then serves as a comparison where these recontextualizations are used to negotiate a joint understanding, which subsequently can be applied to the participants’ individual storylines. The study therefore indicates that the forum can function as a resource of knowledge.