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SOLCELLER - MILJÖVÄNLIGTELLER BARA STATUSJAKT?: Är vi som konsumenter tillräckligt upplysta för att kunna göra ett medvetet val? En studie mellan kvasibehov och status
Dalarna University, School of Culture and Society.
Dalarna University, School of Culture and Society.
2024 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Solar panels – Environmentally friendly or just chasing status? (English)
Abstract [sv]

Det som studien vill undersöka är meningen av miljövänlighet i relation till solceller och hur detta koncept generaliseras i samhället, men även hur grannar i ett relativt nära område påverkar varandras motivation till att investera i denna typ av teknologi. Studiens syfte är att ge deltagarna en chans att berätta deras sida av hur de upplever konkurrensen i deras grannskap, med hjälp av intervjuer. Finns det en korrelation mellan granndynamiken och statusjakten, vilket i sin tur skapar köpkraft genom att grannar jämför med varandra? Vi har sett att det inte bara är viljan att ses som miljövänlig som ligger till grunden för individens motivation att investera, utan det är en komplex samling faktorer. Detta bekräftas av vårt teoretiska ramverk, Bourdieus kapitalteori och Habermas kommunikationsteori, som förklarar dynamiken mellan individer som bor i ett grannskap, samt hur kommunikationen blir ett samspel mellan olika aktörers tolkningar.

Resultatet visar att individer är mer benägna att investera i solceller om deras granne har gjort det. Vidare visar det på en korrelation mellan de olika samhälleliga värderingarna, och viljan att rätta sig efter de normer som skapats av gruppen. Behovet av att känna sig miljövänlig och samtidigt uppehålla en känsla av status kan ha en större individuell effekt än vad som uppfattas. 

Abstract [en]

The study wants to examine the meaning of environmentally friendly in relation to solar power and how this concept generalizes in society but furthermore how neighbours in are latively narrow circuit affects each other’s motivation to purchase this kind of object. The study has a purpose to give the chosen participants a chance to tell their side on how they experience the competition in their neighbourhood, which is done by interviews. Is there a correlation between the neighbours dynamic and status hunt which creates purchasing power through comparison with the people living nearby? We have found that it’s not simply the drive to be seen as environmentally friendly that builds people’s motivation in such purchases but it’s a complex mix of factors. This is confirmed by our theoretical framework which are Bourdieu's Capital theory and Habermas communication theory, that explains the dynamics between people in distinct circuits and how the language is an interplay of different actors which all have their own interpretation on the concept.

The results show that individuals are more prone to invest in solar panels if their neighbours have acquired solar panels. Furthermore, it shows the correlation between the different societal values and the will to conform to the norms created by the group. The feeling of needing to be environmentally friendly and at the same time uphold a sense of status may have a bigger effect on the individual than they perceive. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2024.
Keywords [en]
Status, Rationality, Environment, Neighbours, Capital, Quasi, Solar panels
Keywords [sv]
Status, rationalitet, miljö, grannar, kapital, kvasi, solceller
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Sociology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:du-48864OAI: oai:DiVA.org:du-48864DiVA, id: diva2:1878727
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Sociology
Available from: 2024-06-27 Created: 2024-06-27 Last updated: 2025-10-09

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