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Att tala med skägget: Om skäggets betydelse för hur män framställer sig själva i vardagslivet
University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division of Psychology, Pedagogy and Sociology.
University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division of Psychology, Pedagogy and Sociology.
2022 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Say it with the beard : the significance of the beard during impression management (English)
Abstract [en]

The theoretical background to this study is Goffman's dramaturgical perspective and his concept of identity. The purpose of the study is to investigate the significance of the beard for how men present themselves in everyday life. To answer the purpose of this study, qualitative semi-structured interview was chosen as the method. Three important themes emerged through thematization. The expressive beard, the symbolic beard and the significant beard. A combination of these themes creates an overview, which together through the dramaturgical approach enables an overall picture of the beard bearer's identity. The results from this study confirm that the respondents use their beards both consciously and unconsciously to influence the environment based on the situation they are in. Furthermore, the study explores the symbolic meaning that the beard expresses and the deeper meaning that the beard has for the beard bearer.

Abstract [sv]

Den teoretiska bakgrunden till denna studie är Goffmans dramaturgiska perspektiv och hans identitetsbegrepp. Syftet med studien är att undersöka skäggets betydelse för hur män framställer sig själva i vardagslivet. För att svara på syftet i denna studie valdes kvalitativ semistrukturerad intervju som metod. Genom tematisering framkom tre viktiga teman. Det uttrycksfulla skägget, det symboliska skägget och det betydelsefulla skägget. En sammansättning av dessa teman skapar en översikt, vilka gemensamt genom den dramaturgiska ansatsen möjliggör en helhetsbild av skäggbärarens identitet. Resultaten från denna studie bekräftar att respondenterna använder sitt skägg både medvetet och omedvetet för att påverka omgivningen utifrån vilken situation de befinner sig i. Vidare kartlägger studien den symboliska innebörd som skägget uttrycker samt den djupare mening som skägget har för skäggbäraren.

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2022. , p. 39
Keywords [en]
Beard, Facial hair, self-presentation, impression management, identity, Goffman
Keywords [sv]
Skägg, självframställning, intrycksstyrning, identitet, Goffman
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Sociology Psychology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-18093Local ID: EXM304, EXP301OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hv-18093DiVA, id: diva2:1634244
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Sociology; Psychology
Educational program
Sociologi; Psykologi
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Available from: 2022-02-07 Created: 2022-02-02 Last updated: 2025-09-30Bibliographically approved

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