[Air-l] Chat Room Study

[Marj Kibby]

Hi all,

A PhD student is doing research into Enjo Kousai or teenage prostitution
in Japan. Her primary source of personal information is chat room
archives.

Our review board has said that we can do a study of the chat room but
"The research can only be about chat room discourse and not about how
Japanese teenagers behave"

Can tentative 'conclusions' be drawn about attitudes and behaviours from
online conversation? Does anyone know of published work along these
lines?

Cheers,
Marj

Dr Marjorie Kibby, Senior Lecturer in Communication & Culture
The University of Newcastle,  Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia
Marj.Kibby at newcastle.edu.au
+61 2 49216604
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