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AUTHOR
Venke Frederike Johansen
Markedsføring av kosmetiske inngrep – en kvalitativ analyse
Background Marketing cosmetic surgery is an under-researched topic in a Norwegian context, even though problematic aspects of such marketing have been pointed out in several contexts. This study draws attention to how providers of cosmetic surgery market their services, whom they target and how they do so. Material and method Critical discourse analysis was used as a framework for a qualitative study of the marketing activity of 36 private clinics. The data material was collected from the Internet and newspapers, and consists of text, still photos and video clips. Results and interpretation The article identifies the following marketing strategies: The providers refer to customers as patien…
Freedom and pressure in self-disclosure
Today there is great openness about breast cancer, and the current ideology is that this is considered positive. This article draws upon sociological and philosophical theories to explore psychological practices. We ask: do women experience as much freedom to not talk about their illness as they do to talk about it? Do they experience that not being open is as favourably valued as openness is? The article is based on an ethnographic study in which women have given detailed accounts of how, to whom and in which situations they have been open or closed about their illness. It shows that breast cancer sufferers do not always experience a real choice between withholding and sharing information.…
In Your Best Interest
We introduce the opportunity for Capability Approach, developed by Martha C. Nussbaum (1997, 2006, 2011), to be used as a guideline to balance the principle of the child’s best interests as formulated in the crc, art. 3 and respect for family life, echr, art. 8, in cases where these principles are drawn in different directions. To contextualize a dilemma, we refer to two stories from the Norwegian courts which illustrate how complex this can be. The stories are similar in the way that they both are related to an evaluation of children`s best interests. We argue conclusively that the list of capabilities could strengthen and supplement the content of the principle of child’s best interests. …
Symbols and Meanings in Breast Cancer Awareness Campaigns
This article examines symbols and meanings in breast cancer awareness campaigns, and the ways in which multifarious actors draw attention to the disease. We discuss what the various campaigns and initiatives can indicate, above and beyond creating breast cancer awareness. Our data stem from sources such as printed material, the Internet, and events. From these sources we have singled out and explored objects, text, and visual expressions, looking in particular for metaphors and symbolic aspects. In this article we present six “images” indicating the underlying patterns that we found. We have called the images Re-enchantment of femininity, Infantilization, Corporate profit-making, Objectific…
Når det intime blir offentlig : Kvinners erfaringer med åpenhet om brystkreft
Det er i dag åpenhet omkring tema som tidligere var private og tabubelagte, blant annet gjelder det sykdom og problematiske livsforhold. Den rådende oppfatning er at åpenhet på disse områdene er til det gode. Helsemyndigheter og pasientforeninger oppfordrer til åpenhet, men hva det innebærer blir i liten grad diskutert. Spørsmål om private grenser og mulige negative konsekvenser som følge av åpenhet er nærmest fraværende i offentlig helsedebatt. Denne artikkelen handler om hvordan brystkreftrammede kvinner har erfart åpenhet omkring egen sykdom. Datam…