Kvinnan – öm, anpassningsbar och inte hel? : En kvalitativ innehållsanalys av hur ungdomstidningen Frida konstruerar vad som är önskvärt för unga kvinnor i kärleksrelationer
(2017) SOPA63 20171School of Social Work
- Abstract
- This essay analyses the articles written by the female magazine Frida through a qualitative content analysis. The aim of this study has been to examine how the magazine suggests that young women should be in relation to successful love relationships. Our theoretical framework consists of Giddens’ analysis of modern love and Butler’s concept of the heterosexual matrix. Through our analysis we found that the magazine implicitly and explicitly suggested that the woman should be adaptable and interchangeable depending on the situation and person. Another finding was that the woman was produced by the magazine to have a self-wish and dream of creating a ”we”, that is, marrying and creating a family, and that this ”we” was linked to success and... (More)
- This essay analyses the articles written by the female magazine Frida through a qualitative content analysis. The aim of this study has been to examine how the magazine suggests that young women should be in relation to successful love relationships. Our theoretical framework consists of Giddens’ analysis of modern love and Butler’s concept of the heterosexual matrix. Through our analysis we found that the magazine implicitly and explicitly suggested that the woman should be adaptable and interchangeable depending on the situation and person. Another finding was that the woman was produced by the magazine to have a self-wish and dream of creating a ”we”, that is, marrying and creating a family, and that this ”we” was linked to success and a life goal for the woman. Without finding that someone to spend her life with she was portrayed as not “whole”. Our conclusion is that the magazine creates two contrasting ideals concerning the woman and the love relationships she chooses to enter. (Less)
Please use this url to cite or link to this publication:
http://lup.lub.lu.se/student-papers/record/8915798
- author
- Juhasz, Amanda LU and Marmbrant, Gabriella LU
- supervisor
-
- David Hoff LU
- organization
- course
- SOPA63 20171
- year
- 2017
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- love, relationship, magazine, adolescents, women, success
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 8915798
- date added to LUP
- 2017-06-15 16:31:15
- date last changed
- 2017-06-15 16:31:15
@misc{8915798, abstract = {{This essay analyses the articles written by the female magazine Frida through a qualitative content analysis. The aim of this study has been to examine how the magazine suggests that young women should be in relation to successful love relationships. Our theoretical framework consists of Giddens’ analysis of modern love and Butler’s concept of the heterosexual matrix. Through our analysis we found that the magazine implicitly and explicitly suggested that the woman should be adaptable and interchangeable depending on the situation and person. Another finding was that the woman was produced by the magazine to have a self-wish and dream of creating a ”we”, that is, marrying and creating a family, and that this ”we” was linked to success and a life goal for the woman. Without finding that someone to spend her life with she was portrayed as not “whole”. Our conclusion is that the magazine creates two contrasting ideals concerning the woman and the love relationships she chooses to enter.}}, author = {{Juhasz, Amanda and Marmbrant, Gabriella}}, language = {{swe}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{Kvinnan – öm, anpassningsbar och inte hel? : En kvalitativ innehållsanalys av hur ungdomstidningen Frida konstruerar vad som är önskvärt för unga kvinnor i kärleksrelationer}}, year = {{2017}}, }