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Rätten till sex? En kritisk diskursanalys av Sveriges och Danmarks lagar kring sexköp och prostitution

Hellqvist, Elin LU and Green, Therese LU (2019) GNVK02 20191
Department of Gender Studies
Abstract
In this bachelor’s thesis we analyse the discourses that can have affected the formation of the laws concerning prostitution and the purchasing of sex in Sweden and Denmark. We ask ourselves what different aspects have played a role in why the two countries’ laws are phrased the way they are. To do this, we base our analysis on theoretical frameworks such as poststructuralism, sexuality, and the heterosexual matrix. To guide our work we use Teun van Dijk’s definition of critical discourse analysis.

We conclude that the discourses that have affected Sweden and Denmark’s laws does not differ between the countries in such a large extent that their laws should look so different from each other. We conclude this because Denmark and Sweden... (More)
In this bachelor’s thesis we analyse the discourses that can have affected the formation of the laws concerning prostitution and the purchasing of sex in Sweden and Denmark. We ask ourselves what different aspects have played a role in why the two countries’ laws are phrased the way they are. To do this, we base our analysis on theoretical frameworks such as poststructuralism, sexuality, and the heterosexual matrix. To guide our work we use Teun van Dijk’s definition of critical discourse analysis.

We conclude that the discourses that have affected Sweden and Denmark’s laws does not differ between the countries in such a large extent that their laws should look so different from each other. We conclude this because Denmark and Sweden have similar discourses concerning sexuality, prostitution and the purchasing of sex. The Nordic model could be possible to apply on Denmark as well, since they construct these discourses in a similar way as Sweden. (Less)
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author
Hellqvist, Elin LU and Green, Therese LU
supervisor
organization
course
GNVK02 20191
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Gender studies, prostitution, sexuality, sex purchase law, critical discourse analysis.
language
Swedish
id
8989792
date added to LUP
2019-07-04 09:26:48
date last changed
2019-07-04 09:26:48
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  abstract     = {{In this bachelor’s thesis we analyse the discourses that can have affected the formation of the laws concerning prostitution and the purchasing of sex in Sweden and Denmark. We ask ourselves what different aspects have played a role in why the two countries’ laws are phrased the way they are. To do this, we base our analysis on theoretical frameworks such as poststructuralism, sexuality, and the heterosexual matrix. To guide our work we use Teun van Dijk’s definition of critical discourse analysis.

We conclude that the discourses that have affected Sweden and Denmark’s laws does not differ between the countries in such a large extent that their laws should look so different from each other. We conclude this because Denmark and Sweden have similar discourses concerning sexuality, prostitution and the purchasing of sex. The Nordic model could be possible to apply on Denmark as well, since they construct these discourses in a similar way as Sweden.}},
  author       = {{Hellqvist, Elin and Green, Therese}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Rätten till sex? En kritisk diskursanalys av Sveriges och Danmarks lagar kring sexköp och prostitution}},
  year         = {{2019}},
}