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Ethically studying Online Relationships

Ethically studying Online Relationships. Dr. Monica Whitty Senior Lecturer Nottingham Trent University monica.whitty@ntu.ac.uk. Benefits and Drawbacks. Voyeuristic curiosity? Important insights?. Collecting the data online- drawbacks or benefits?.

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Ethically studying Online Relationships

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  1. Ethically studying Online Relationships Dr. Monica Whitty Senior Lecturer Nottingham Trent University monica.whitty@ntu.ac.uk

  2. Benefits and Drawbacks • Voyeuristic curiosity? • Important insights?

  3. Collecting the data online- drawbacks or benefits? • Are there any advantages to collecting data via the Internet?

  4. Lurking • Mehta & Plaza (1997): pornography • Mehta (2001)

  5. Private versus public spaces

  6. Theories To explain online communication • Social Presence Theory • Social Context Cues • Social Distance Theory

  7. Deception • Deceptive personas? • People lie on the net so why shouldn’t researchers?

  8. Practical considerations • Informed consent • Wysocki: Pleasure pit • Withdrawal of consent • Confidentiality • Psychological safeguards • Cross-cultural differences

  9. Ethically studying Online Relationships Dr. Monica Whitty Senior Lecturer Nottingham Trent University monica.whitty@ntu.ac.uk

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