Affecting the future: A multi-method qualitative text and discourse analysis of emotions in Australian news reporting on climate change and climate anxiety

IF 1.4 2区社会学 Q2 SOCIOLOGY

Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2024-05-07 DOI:10.1177/14407833241248774

Rebecca Olson, Alexandra Smith, Jordan McKenzie, Roger Patulny, Alberto Bellocchi

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Abstract

Eco-anxiety and associated emotions are on the rise. International estimates range from 25–68% prevalence. Australians now regard climate change as their top concern for the future, with some young people reconsidering their intentions to become parents. The emotional sequela from climate change is becoming clearer. How it is conceptualised, responded to, and reinforced within public discourse requires further consideration. This paper presents a multi-method qualitative text and discourse analysis of Australian online news articles published in 2022 reporting on emotions and our ecological future. Drawing on sociological theories of emotions and Foucauldian conceptualisations of discourse, we present insights into the potency of emotions and discourses within online news media. We identify four differing conceptualisations of emotions, interpret what these discourses can do, and conclude with ways in which the public can reclaim agency in resisting discourses that engender passivity in the context of future ecological threats.

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影响未来：对澳大利亚气候变化和气候焦虑新闻报道中的情绪进行多方法定性文本和话语分析

生态焦虑和相关情绪正在上升。据国际估计，其流行率在 25-68% 之间。澳大利亚人现在将气候变化视为他们未来最关心的问题，一些年轻人重新考虑了他们为人父母的打算。气候变化带来的情感后遗症正变得越来越清晰。我们需要进一步考虑如何在公共讨论中将其概念化、加以应对和强化。本文采用多种方法对 2022 年发表的澳大利亚在线新闻文章进行了定性文本和话语分析，这些文章报道了情绪和我们的生态未来。借鉴情感社会学理论和福柯的话语概念，我们对情感和话语在网络新闻媒体中的影响力提出了自己的见解。我们确定了四种不同的情感概念，解释了这些话语的作用，最后提出了公众在抵制未来生态威胁背景下造成被动局面的话语时可以重新获得代理权的方法。

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Journal of Sociology SOCIOLOGY-

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5.90

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