Hårt sex? En diskursanalys av debatten i svensk media om hårt sex bland unga
(2023) SOPB63 20222School of Social Work
- Abstract
- In 2020 an article was published about rough sex among youth. The article spread on social media and was the beginning of a debate in Swedish media that came to be known as the “rough sex debate”. The aim of this study is to achieve a greater understanding of the phenomenon of “rough sex” among youth. To achieve this aim, we analyze and highlight the discursive differences in the debate on “rough sex” among youth and distinguish patterns that can help us to understand young people's use of rough sex. The method used in this study has been critical discourse analysis. The theories that have been used are sex radical feminism, radical feminism, and Gagnon and Simon’s sexual script theory. The theories have been used to deconstruct and... (More)
- In 2020 an article was published about rough sex among youth. The article spread on social media and was the beginning of a debate in Swedish media that came to be known as the “rough sex debate”. The aim of this study is to achieve a greater understanding of the phenomenon of “rough sex” among youth. To achieve this aim, we analyze and highlight the discursive differences in the debate on “rough sex” among youth and distinguish patterns that can help us to understand young people's use of rough sex. The method used in this study has been critical discourse analysis. The theories that have been used are sex radical feminism, radical feminism, and Gagnon and Simon’s sexual script theory. The theories have been used to deconstruct and analyze our empiricism which includes news articles and public statements. Conclusions from our study include that we have noted two discourses that are central to how the topic of rough sex among youth has been discussed. The first is the rough sex problematizing discourse and the second is the sex-positive discourse. Other discursive themes found in the debate include norms and pornography. This study showed that despite the differences between the discourse’s view of “hard sex among youth” they agreed that there have to be more conversations with young people about sexual health. The study also showed that the attraction to rough sex among youth can be explained through the sexual script theory and the maintenance of sexual norms. (Less)
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- author
- Nilsson, Vilma LU and Norén, Klara LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- SOPB63 20222
- year
- 2023
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Rough sex, choking, bdsm, sex wars, youth sexual health, hårt sex, strypning, ungas sexuella hälsa
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9107991
- date added to LUP
- 2023-01-24 13:46:00
- date last changed
- 2023-01-24 13:46:00
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abstract = {{In 2020 an article was published about rough sex among youth. The article spread on social media and was the beginning of a debate in Swedish media that came to be known as the “rough sex debate”. The aim of this study is to achieve a greater understanding of the phenomenon of “rough sex” among youth. To achieve this aim, we analyze and highlight the discursive differences in the debate on “rough sex” among youth and distinguish patterns that can help us to understand young people's use of rough sex. The method used in this study has been critical discourse analysis. The theories that have been used are sex radical feminism, radical feminism, and Gagnon and Simon’s sexual script theory. The theories have been used to deconstruct and analyze our empiricism which includes news articles and public statements. Conclusions from our study include that we have noted two discourses that are central to how the topic of rough sex among youth has been discussed. The first is the rough sex problematizing discourse and the second is the sex-positive discourse. Other discursive themes found in the debate include norms and pornography. This study showed that despite the differences between the discourse’s view of “hard sex among youth” they agreed that there have to be more conversations with young people about sexual health. The study also showed that the attraction to rough sex among youth can be explained through the sexual script theory and the maintenance of sexual norms.}},
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note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Hårt sex? En diskursanalys av debatten i svensk media om hårt sex bland unga}},
year = {{2023}},
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