Med snuset i fickan: en beskrivande och analyserande studie av snusande ur ett sociologiskt perspektiv
(2007)School of Social Work
- Abstract
- The aim of this essay was to describe and analyse the use of snuff as a social activity. By accomplishing eight qualitative interviews with snuff-users I wanted to get a glimpse into their relationship to the snuff and find out in which situations and frames of mind the snuff-use alter. I also wanted to find out if age, class or gender has any affect in snuff-using. The interviews were analysed in a sociological perspective with help from Erving Goffmans and Joseph Gusfields ideas, among others. I found out that each snuff-user creates his own rituals and routines, but there are factors in daily life, which can change the use of snuff. I did not find any differences according to class or age and snuff-using, however I did find a few... (More)
- The aim of this essay was to describe and analyse the use of snuff as a social activity. By accomplishing eight qualitative interviews with snuff-users I wanted to get a glimpse into their relationship to the snuff and find out in which situations and frames of mind the snuff-use alter. I also wanted to find out if age, class or gender has any affect in snuff-using. The interviews were analysed in a sociological perspective with help from Erving Goffmans and Joseph Gusfields ideas, among others. I found out that each snuff-user creates his own rituals and routines, but there are factors in daily life, which can change the use of snuff. I did not find any differences according to class or age and snuff-using, however I did find a few differences according to gender. (Less)
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- author
- Nilsson, Boel
- supervisor
- organization
- year
- 2007
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- snuff, tobacco, psychoactive drug, Goffman, Gusfield, Social sciences, Samhällsvetenskaper
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 1322517
- date added to LUP
- 2007-06-05 00:00:00
- date last changed
- 2007-06-05 00:00:00
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abstract = {{The aim of this essay was to describe and analyse the use of snuff as a social activity. By accomplishing eight qualitative interviews with snuff-users I wanted to get a glimpse into their relationship to the snuff and find out in which situations and frames of mind the snuff-use alter. I also wanted to find out if age, class or gender has any affect in snuff-using. The interviews were analysed in a sociological perspective with help from Erving Goffmans and Joseph Gusfields ideas, among others. I found out that each snuff-user creates his own rituals and routines, but there are factors in daily life, which can change the use of snuff. I did not find any differences according to class or age and snuff-using, however I did find a few differences according to gender.}},
author = {{Nilsson, Boel}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Med snuset i fickan: en beskrivande och analyserande studie av snusande ur ett sociologiskt perspektiv}},
year = {{2007}},
}