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"Så, så fort du klagar på socialtjänsten. Då får man straff." - En narrativ studie av YouTube-videor publicerat av en organisation

Palm, Frida LU (2025) SOPB63 20242
School of Social Work
Abstract
This study aimed to investigate and analyze prominent narratives within twelve YouTube videos published by a Swedish organization I have deidentified. It also investigated how social workers within child protective services in Sweden appear within the empirical material. The study leaned towards the following theories: The social constructivist theory and narrative theory, with terms created by Gérard Genette and Algirdas J. Greimas. This paper utilized a qualitative method, a narrative analysis. The selection of the empirical material was limited to twelve videos within the organization’s YouTube channel, which was a targeted selection. The findings indicate mainly that the organization utilizes intern focalization and... (More)
This study aimed to investigate and analyze prominent narratives within twelve YouTube videos published by a Swedish organization I have deidentified. It also investigated how social workers within child protective services in Sweden appear within the empirical material. The study leaned towards the following theories: The social constructivist theory and narrative theory, with terms created by Gérard Genette and Algirdas J. Greimas. This paper utilized a qualitative method, a narrative analysis. The selection of the empirical material was limited to twelve videos within the organization’s YouTube channel, which was a targeted selection. The findings indicate mainly that the organization utilizes intern focalization and intradiegetic–homodiegetic narratives. However, the intradiegetic–heterodiegetic narrative was also used frequently within the empirical material. Greimas' actantial model identified six actants: subject, object, senders, receivers, helpers, and opponents. Social workers within child protective services in Sweden appeared as abusers of power within a corrupt system. They also appeared as people who take children into custody without any legal grounds. These representations were based on subjective perceptions of two people from the organization, who were a part of their subjective realities. (Less)
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author
Palm, Frida LU
supervisor
organization
course
SOPB63 20242
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
social services, misinformation, subjective reality, narrative, youtube videos, socialtjänst, subjektiv verklighet, narrativ, youtube filmer
language
Swedish
id
9211274
date added to LUP
2025-09-01 16:31:48
date last changed
2025-09-01 16:31:48
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  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{"Så, så fort du klagar på socialtjänsten. Då får man straff." - En narrativ studie av YouTube-videor publicerat av en organisation}},
  year         = {{2025}},
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