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Diagnosticismen: En modest undersökning angående symptomdiagnosen ADHD

Loman, Malte LU (2021) SOCK08 20211
Sociology
Abstract
This essay addresses the medical diagnosis known as “ADHD” from a sociological
perspective. The primary aim has been to address how the participants of two well-established Swedish internet forums perceive and approach ADHD. A brief reflection regarding prior research regarding ontology, a perspective on nurture versus nature, as well as a prior study regarding the discourse of ADHD is then provided. Additionally, theoretical perspectives regarding ontology, medicalisation, and a macro perspective influenced by scholars such as Moishe Postone and Eva Kärfve among others, is then presented. Descriptive statistics as well as a qualitative content analysis has been conducted. A purposive sample of empirical data has been collected to achieve... (More)
This essay addresses the medical diagnosis known as “ADHD” from a sociological
perspective. The primary aim has been to address how the participants of two well-established Swedish internet forums perceive and approach ADHD. A brief reflection regarding prior research regarding ontology, a perspective on nurture versus nature, as well as a prior study regarding the discourse of ADHD is then provided. Additionally, theoretical perspectives regarding ontology, medicalisation, and a macro perspective influenced by scholars such as Moishe Postone and Eva Kärfve among others, is then presented. Descriptive statistics as well as a qualitative content analysis has been conducted. A purposive sample of empirical data has been collected to achieve this. Categories regarding environmental and societal concerns are comparatively underrepresented in the empirical data, while categories regarding diagnostics, as well as medical institutions and psychotropic substances are more frequent. This is shown, not only by the quantitative side of the study, but by the qualitative side of the analysis as well. The conclusion centers around how a medicalised view
dominates the discourse in question, as well as the established understanding of the
symptoms associated with ADHD. The discussion centers around these results, and briefly reflects upon them, and their societal implications, with a sociohistorical gaze. (Less)
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author
Loman, Malte LU
supervisor
organization
course
SOCK08 20211
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
ADHD, innehållsanalys, medikalisering, deskriptiv statistik.
language
Swedish
id
9053467
date added to LUP
2021-06-21 13:48:15
date last changed
2021-06-21 13:48:15
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  abstract     = {{This essay addresses the medical diagnosis known as “ADHD” from a sociological
perspective. The primary aim has been to address how the participants of two well-established Swedish internet forums perceive and approach ADHD. A brief reflection regarding prior research regarding ontology, a perspective on nurture versus nature, as well as a prior study regarding the discourse of ADHD is then provided. Additionally, theoretical perspectives regarding ontology, medicalisation, and a macro perspective influenced by scholars such as Moishe Postone and Eva Kärfve among others, is then presented. Descriptive statistics as well as a qualitative content analysis has been conducted. A purposive sample of empirical data has been collected to achieve this. Categories regarding environmental and societal concerns are comparatively underrepresented in the empirical data, while categories regarding diagnostics, as well as medical institutions and psychotropic substances are more frequent. This is shown, not only by the quantitative side of the study, but by the qualitative side of the analysis as well. The conclusion centers around how a medicalised view
dominates the discourse in question, as well as the established understanding of the
symptoms associated with ADHD. The discussion centers around these results, and briefly reflects upon them, and their societal implications, with a sociohistorical gaze.}},
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  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Diagnosticismen: En modest undersökning angående symptomdiagnosen ADHD}},
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