This paper examines the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladets conception of the phenomenon ADHD. The essay regards the language that is used (and the values reflected in it) as a sort of mirror where the public opinion is expressed, established and put forward. Being such a constructive factor in the creation of the phenomenon, the language is considered of big importance and therefore this essay is using a discourse-analytic approach to the problem. The aim of the essay is to achieve a discourse-analytic understanding of Aftonbladets ADHD publications. This paper reaches the conclusion that in Aftonbladet, ADHD is put forward as something extraordinary, not normal and unusual, which results in the subject-positions “Unwanted”, “Disabled” and “Function beneficial”. Since this is the results presented in Aftonbladets discourse, it is also these values that establish the mirror where the public opinion, the diagnosed people, as well as the phenomenon as an abstract creation, flashes themselves. In that way these values create certain outlines and frames for the phenomenon ADHD.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:lnu-17360 |
| Date | January 2012 |
| Creators | Svensson, Freddie, Weberitsch, Jonatan |
| Publisher | Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för socialt arbete, SA, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för socialt arbete, SA |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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