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Kvinnor är fria individer! - en diskursanalys av surrogatmödrar

Olsson, Henrietta LU (2012) MRSG20 20121
Human Rights Studies
Abstract
This essay is a critical discourse analysis of the phenomenon of surrogate mothers. Surrogacy is prohibited in Sweden but it is still possible for a swedish couple to recive the service in a foreign country, such as India. Surrogacy is a inflected question and the opinions are varied. The purpose is to analyze in what way the writers uses the language to express their opinion and to problematize this perspective of surrogacy and freedom. In order to do so I did a conceptual analysis on freedom, exploitation and objectification in a selection of texts. This analysis shows a negligence in how the concepts are used. The discourse analysis then shows a problematic and complex picture where the writers talk about surrogacy as a revolutionary... (More)
This essay is a critical discourse analysis of the phenomenon of surrogate mothers. Surrogacy is prohibited in Sweden but it is still possible for a swedish couple to recive the service in a foreign country, such as India. Surrogacy is a inflected question and the opinions are varied. The purpose is to analyze in what way the writers uses the language to express their opinion and to problematize this perspective of surrogacy and freedom. In order to do so I did a conceptual analysis on freedom, exploitation and objectification in a selection of texts. This analysis shows a negligence in how the concepts are used. The discourse analysis then shows a problematic and complex picture where the writers talk about surrogacy as a revolutionary action. (Less)
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author
Olsson, Henrietta LU
supervisor
organization
course
MRSG20 20121
year
type
L2 - 2nd term paper (old degree order)
subject
keywords
surrogatmödraskap, kritisk diskursanalys, mänskliga rättigheter, objektifiering, frihet, exploatering, human rights
language
Swedish
id
2595151
date added to LUP
2012-09-25 13:54:59
date last changed
2014-09-04 08:27:38
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  abstract     = {{This essay is a critical discourse analysis of the phenomenon of surrogate mothers. Surrogacy is prohibited in Sweden but it is still possible for a swedish couple to recive the service in a foreign country, such as India. Surrogacy is a inflected question and the opinions are varied. The purpose is to analyze in what way the writers uses the language to express their opinion and to problematize this perspective of surrogacy and freedom. In order to do so I did a conceptual analysis on freedom, exploitation and objectification in a selection of texts. This analysis shows a negligence in how the concepts are used. The discourse analysis then shows a problematic and complex picture where the writers talk about surrogacy as a revolutionary action.}},
  author       = {{Olsson, Henrietta}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Kvinnor är fria individer! - en diskursanalys av surrogatmödrar}},
  year         = {{2012}},
}