Mindfulness meditation – mellem autenticitet og effektivisering
Kristina Grünenberg, Hanne Kjærgaard Walker, Jakob Skov Knudsen
Dansk Sociologi April 8, 2009 DOI: 10.22439/dansoc.v20i2.2994 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Qualitative study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Danish individuals and workplaces practicing CD-guided Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key findings | Argues that the perception of effects attributed to mindfulness meditation should be viewed in relation to two discourses, named discourses of authenticity and efficiency, which reflect broader challenges faced by late-modern people. |
Abstract
Meditation er ikke et nyt fænomen i det danske samfund. Det er den fokus som meditationsformen Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) har været genstand for i de senere år imidlertid. Inden for en sundhedssociologisk ramme undersøges nogle af grundene til, at netop MBSR er blevet populær både i virksomheder og blandt individer med fokus på selvudvikling i en dansk kontekst. Artiklen tager afsæt i empiri hentet fra et kvalitativt forskningsprojekt vedrørende netop denne meditationsform og indledes med en fremstilling af det teoretiske, analytiske og empiriske udgangspunkt for artiklen. Herefter følger en analyse af empirien, i hvilken forfatterne bl.a. argumenterer for, at opfattelsen af virkninger tilskrevet mindfulness meditation må ses i relation til to diskurser, som fremanalyseres og benævnes henholdsvis autenticitets- og effektiviseringsdiskurserne. Disse diskurser udgør i artiklen omdrejningspunktet for mere generelle betragtninger over nogle af de udfordringer, som det senmoderne menneske står overfor. ENGELSK ABSTRACT: Kristina Grünenberg, Hanne Kjærgaard Walker and Jakob Skov Knudsen: Mindfulness Meditation – between Authenticity and Efficiency This article investigates how mindfulness meditation, more precisely cd-guided Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), relates to and contributes to general normative discourses on ways of being human in late modern society. The article is based on empirical data from a qualitative research project on this form of meditation and starts with a presentation of the theoretical, analytical and empirical points of departure. This is followed by an analysis of the empirical data, in which we argue that the perception of effects attributed to mindfulness meditation should be viewed in relation to two discourses, which we have named discourses of authenticity and of efficiency respectively. These discourses constitute the central point for more general reflections on some of the challenges faced by late-modern people. Key words: Mindfulness meditation, MBSR, alternative medicine, discourse, late-modern society.
Comparable studies
Other qualitative studies on meditation, most cited first.