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Romans inom ramen: Lundastudenternas perspektiv på dejtingappar

Ekström, Joshua LU (2025) SANK03 20251
Social Anthropology
Abstract (Swedish)
Den här studien ämnar att undersöka hur Lundastudenters användande av dejtingappar påverkar deras syn på romans och dejting. I dagens studentliv reflekterar dessa appar de diskurser som präglar unga människors liv. Materialet som samlats in kommer från sju semistrukturerade intervjuer med studenter i tidiga till mittersta tjugoårsåldern och har analyserats med hjälp av Erving Goffmans begreppsram gällande självpresentation och tolkningar, samt omtolkningar, av vardagshändelser. Resultaten för studien framhåller att olika dejtingappar betraktas olika och att de används av skilda syften utifrån det givna stadiet, i så kallade emerging adults liv. Utöver det påverkar de ramar som utgör dessa virtuella plattformar upplevelsen av romantik... (More)
Den här studien ämnar att undersöka hur Lundastudenters användande av dejtingappar påverkar deras syn på romans och dejting. I dagens studentliv reflekterar dessa appar de diskurser som präglar unga människors liv. Materialet som samlats in kommer från sju semistrukturerade intervjuer med studenter i tidiga till mittersta tjugoårsåldern och har analyserats med hjälp av Erving Goffmans begreppsram gällande självpresentation och tolkningar, samt omtolkningar, av vardagshändelser. Resultaten för studien framhåller att olika dejtingappar betraktas olika och att de används av skilda syften utifrån det givna stadiet, i så kallade emerging adults liv. Utöver det påverkar de ramar som utgör dessa virtuella plattformar upplevelsen av romantik (eller avsaknaden av den), och begränsar de liminella praktiker där spontana romanser kan uppkomma. I en flytande modernitet fyller dejtingappar en marknadsmässig funktion, där partnerskap formas utifrån ett schema som kontrasterar mot osäkra sexuella och romantiska förbindelser. (Less)
Abstract
This study investigates how students at Lund University perceive romance and dating in relation to their use of dating apps. In contemporary student life, these platforms reflect discourses that shape the experiences of young people. The study is based on seven semi-structured interviews with students in their early to mid-twenties and is analysed through Erving Goffman's theoretical framework on self-presentation and the interpretation—and reinterpretation—of everyday events. The findings suggest that different dating apps are perceived and used in distinct ways, depending on the users’ stage in life as so-called emerging adults. Moreover, the structural frameworks of these virtual platforms shape the experience of romance (or its... (More)
This study investigates how students at Lund University perceive romance and dating in relation to their use of dating apps. In contemporary student life, these platforms reflect discourses that shape the experiences of young people. The study is based on seven semi-structured interviews with students in their early to mid-twenties and is analysed through Erving Goffman's theoretical framework on self-presentation and the interpretation—and reinterpretation—of everyday events. The findings suggest that different dating apps are perceived and used in distinct ways, depending on the users’ stage in life as so-called emerging adults. Moreover, the structural frameworks of these virtual platforms shape the experience of romance (or its absence) and limit the liminal practices through which spontaneous romantic encounters might emerge. In a context of fluid modernity, dating apps serve a market-oriented function, where partnerships are formed according to schemas that contrast with uncertain sexual and romantic relations. (Less)
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author
Ekström, Joshua LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
Framed Romance: Lund University Students’ Views on Dating Apps
course
SANK03 20251
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Socialantropologi, Hinge, studentliv, emerging adulthood, Goffman
language
Swedish
id
9194653
date added to LUP
2025-06-07 20:40:21
date last changed
2025-06-07 20:40:21
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  abstract     = {{This study investigates how students at Lund University perceive romance and dating in relation to their use of dating apps. In contemporary student life, these platforms reflect discourses that shape the experiences of young people. The study is based on seven semi-structured interviews with students in their early to mid-twenties and is analysed through Erving Goffman's theoretical framework on self-presentation and the interpretation—and reinterpretation—of everyday events. The findings suggest that different dating apps are perceived and used in distinct ways, depending on the users’ stage in life as so-called emerging adults. Moreover, the structural frameworks of these virtual platforms shape the experience of romance (or its absence) and limit the liminal practices through which spontaneous romantic encounters might emerge. In a context of fluid modernity, dating apps serve a market-oriented function, where partnerships are formed according to schemas that contrast with uncertain sexual and romantic relations.}},
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  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Romans inom ramen: Lundastudenternas perspektiv på dejtingappar}},
  year         = {{2025}},
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