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<DIV>Hi all,</DIV>
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<DIV>A PhD student is doing research into Enjo Kousai or teenage prostitution in
Japan. Her primary source of personal information is chat room archives.</DIV>
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<DIV>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"</DIV>
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<DIV>Can tentative 'conclusions' be drawn about attitudes and behaviours from
online conversation? Does anyone know of published work along these lines?</DIV>
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<DIV>Cheers,</DIV>
<DIV>Marj</DIV>
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<DIV>Dr Marjorie Kibby, Senior Lecturer in Communication & Culture<BR>The
University of Newcastle, Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia<BR><A
href="mailto:Marj.Kibby@newcastle.edu.au">Marj.Kibby@newcastle.edu.au</A><BR>+61
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