Med generna som gudar: En tematiserande undersökning av Anders Hansens tv-program Din Personlighet ur ett alienationsteoretiskt perspektiv
2024 (Swedish) Independent thesis Basic level (university diploma), 5 credits / 7,5 HE credits
Student thesis Alternative title
With the genes as our gods : A thematic study of the alienating view of man in Anders Hansens television series Din personlighet (English)
Abstract [en]
This is a study of the psychiatrist and popular science author Anders Hansen’s television series Din personlighet. This paper argues that the series portrays an alienated view of humans through a thematic study of the concepts of medicalization, biological determinism, and one-dimensional language. This paper also argues that the series can be seen as an expression of our wish as a society to transform medicine and natural sciences into something resembling a religion, a religion which shapes how we perceive ourselves and the world, no matter how alienating the consequences.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages 2024. , p. 24
Keywords [sv]
Alienation, genetisk determinism, Anders Hansen, Din personlighet, personlighetsforskning, medikalisering
National Category
History of Science and Ideas
Identifiers URN: urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-101078 OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kau-101078 DiVA, id: diva2:1883440
Subject / course Cultural studies
Supervisors
Examiners
2024-07-102024-07-102025-02-21 Bibliographically approved