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1. 1. 'It was never about the games' : A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Construction of "Video Game Addiction" in Swedish News 1991-2017

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

   Author : Ulf Benjaminsson; Danielle Unéus; [2023]
   Keywords : discourse analysis; video game addiction; moral panic; moral entrepreneurs; Owe Sandberg; Patrik Wincent; youth culture; juvenism; forced treatment; Sweden;

   Abstract : This theoretical thesis employs critical discourse analysis to scrutinise the construction of video game addiction in Swedish press from 1991 to 2017, and examines its potential contribution to a moral panic. Our research is based on the assumption that media discourse influences societal norms, which in turn, can profoundly affect individuals and groups. READ MORE

3. 2. Being young and navigating online cultures in an algorithmic media setting : A qualitative study of young-adults perception of mediated public shaming on TikTok

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

   Author : Evelina Ketola; [2022]
   Keywords : Public shaming; call-out culture; cancel culture; TikTok; media design; Algorithmic literacy; participatory democracy; civic engagement;

   Abstract : TikTok differs from how the media audience is used to seeing other social media platforms. When opening the app, the user does not see the friends you have decided to follow. Instead, you are faced with an algorithmically decided and never-ending feed of content personified individually for the specific user. READ MORE

4. 3. EQUILIBRIUM

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Industridesign

   Author : Alexia Pihl; [2022]
   Keywords : Technology and Engineering; Arts and Architecture;

   Abstract : With the solemn reality of modern society, where increasing demand for high achievements and performance in every aspect of life causes people to crumble under the pressure. The negative mental health effects on the public have been called an epidemic and are especially apparent for the youth and children. READ MORE

5. 4. The Pathway to Sporting Excellence in Swedish Table Tennis : A Holistic Ecological Case Study

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för hälsa och välfärd

   Author : Michaela Karlsson; [2020]
   Keywords : holistic ecological approach; talent development; table tennis;

   Abstract : The holistic ecological approach (HEA) suggests that athlete’s talent development is influenced by the environment in which the athlete is embedded, and that some environments are more successful in facilitating athlete’s junior to senior transition. This study uses the HEA and the two working models to examine one effective talent development environment in Swedish table tennis. READ MORE

6. 5. School-based disaster preparedness: a route to societal resilience? The case study of Ljungby municipality, Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Andra Covaciu; [2020]
   Keywords : disaster risk management DRM ; school-based disaster preparedness SBDP ; climate change adaptation CCA ; societal resilience; students-aimed SBDP; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Children are valuable resources when it comes to disaster preparedness and they should no longer be seen as vulnerable. Since they spend about five days a week in school for almost the whole year, it is natural to consider preparing them for hazards while there. READ MORE