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Unfriending enemies : en studie om stigmatisering, polarisering och fenomenet att ta bort vänner som uttryckt sympatier för SD

Andreasson, Josefine LU (2021) MKVK04 20202
Media and Communication Studies
Department of Communication and Media
Abstract
Unfriending someone on Facebook is a phenomena which can be seen in many different contexts and unfriending someone for political reasons can create obstacles for political conversations as it can increase polarization in society. In recent years there has been a tendency of unfriending individuals that express sympathies for the political party Swedish Democrats (SD) which can be perceived as stigmatizing for the unfriended. Decisions to unfriend someone that are motivated by political disagreements can be rooted in moral disagreements, manifesting themselves in perceived discrepancy of fundamental moral intuitions between the unfriender and the unfriended person. This paper examines the polarization and experience of stigmatization... (More)
Unfriending someone on Facebook is a phenomena which can be seen in many different contexts and unfriending someone for political reasons can create obstacles for political conversations as it can increase polarization in society. In recent years there has been a tendency of unfriending individuals that express sympathies for the political party Swedish Democrats (SD) which can be perceived as stigmatizing for the unfriended. Decisions to unfriend someone that are motivated by political disagreements can be rooted in moral disagreements, manifesting themselves in perceived discrepancy of fundamental moral intuitions between the unfriender and the unfriended person. This paper examines the polarization and experience of stigmatization expressed in discussion forums online. The aim of this paper is also to investigate how the individuals participating in the research threads relate to the phenomenon of unfriending people on social media because of their values and opinions. (Less)
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author
Andreasson, Josefine LU
supervisor
organization
course
MKVK04 20202
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
unfriending, sverigedemokraterna, stigma, polarisering, demokrati
language
Swedish
id
9041390
date added to LUP
2021-03-08 08:21:13
date last changed
2021-03-08 08:21:13
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  abstract     = {{Unfriending someone on Facebook is a phenomena which can be seen in many different contexts and unfriending someone for political reasons can create obstacles for political conversations as it can increase polarization in society. In recent years there has been a tendency of unfriending individuals that express sympathies for the political party Swedish Democrats (SD) which can be perceived as stigmatizing for the unfriended. Decisions to unfriend someone that are motivated by political disagreements can be rooted in moral disagreements, manifesting themselves in perceived discrepancy of fundamental moral intuitions between the unfriender and the unfriended person. This paper examines the polarization and experience of stigmatization expressed in discussion forums online. The aim of this paper is also to investigate how the individuals participating in the research threads relate to the phenomenon of unfriending people on social media because of their values and opinions.}},
  author       = {{Andreasson, Josefine}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Unfriending enemies : en studie om stigmatisering, polarisering och fenomenet att ta bort vänner som uttryckt sympatier för SD}},
  year         = {{2021}},
}