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Känslor för klimatet: En analys av hur unga personers känslor gällande klimatförändringar framställs i svenska massmedier.

Hedlund, Elin LU (2025) SOAM21 20242
School of Social Work
Abstract
The purpose of this thesis was to outline the normative structure and regulation of emotional expressions, i.e. the emotional regime, for young people concerning climate change. Climate change is a global issue implying several challenges for social workers, such as individuals experiencing emotional distress, which young people have been emphasized as especially vulnerable to. Youths’ abilities to process their emotions regarding climate change are dependent on their possibilities to express emotions. The possibilities for expressing emotions are in turn dependent of how emotions are depicted in mass media. A critical discourse analysis was therefore conducted to illuminate the discourse of youths’ emotions concerning climate change, in... (More)
The purpose of this thesis was to outline the normative structure and regulation of emotional expressions, i.e. the emotional regime, for young people concerning climate change. Climate change is a global issue implying several challenges for social workers, such as individuals experiencing emotional distress, which young people have been emphasized as especially vulnerable to. Youths’ abilities to process their emotions regarding climate change are dependent on their possibilities to express emotions. The possibilities for expressing emotions are in turn dependent of how emotions are depicted in mass media. A critical discourse analysis was therefore conducted to illuminate the discourse of youths’ emotions concerning climate change, in national Swedish news media during 2018-2024. The results of the study show that anxiety, fear, panic, worry, and hope are central emotions in the news media’s discourse regarding young people. In contrast, anger, guilt, and shame are rarely associated with young people. Furthermore, the study shows that gender and age are essential factors that influence expectations of expressing emotions, illustrating that the emotions of young women are more strictly regulated. In conclusion, the strictness of the emotional regime concerning climate change is determined by the emotion, object, and subject position in question. (Less)
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Hedlund, Elin LU
supervisor
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SOAM21 20242
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
climate change, discourse, emotional regime, emotions, mass media, young people
language
Swedish
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9181702
date added to LUP
2025-01-21 16:32:11
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  abstract     = {{The purpose of this thesis was to outline the normative structure and regulation of emotional expressions, i.e. the emotional regime, for young people concerning climate change. Climate change is a global issue implying several challenges for social workers, such as individuals experiencing emotional distress, which young people have been emphasized as especially vulnerable to. Youths’ abilities to process their emotions regarding climate change are dependent on their possibilities to express emotions. The possibilities for expressing emotions are in turn dependent of how emotions are depicted in mass media. A critical discourse analysis was therefore conducted to illuminate the discourse of youths’ emotions concerning climate change, in national Swedish news media during 2018-2024. The results of the study show that anxiety, fear, panic, worry, and hope are central emotions in the news media’s discourse regarding young people. In contrast, anger, guilt, and shame are rarely associated with young people. Furthermore, the study shows that gender and age are essential factors that influence expectations of expressing emotions, illustrating that the emotions of young women are more strictly regulated. In conclusion, the strictness of the emotional regime concerning climate change is determined by the emotion, object, and subject position in question.}},
  author       = {{Hedlund, Elin}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Känslor för klimatet: En analys av hur unga personers känslor gällande klimatförändringar framställs i svenska massmedier.}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}