Dr. Monica Whitty
Senior Lecturer
Nottingham Trent University
monica.whitty@ntu.ac.uk
Voyeuristic curiosity?
Important insights?
Are there any advantages to collecting data via the Internet?
Mehta & Plaza (1997): pornography
Mehta (2001)
Social Presence Theory
Social Context Cues
Social Distance Theory
Deceptive personas?
People lie on the net so why shouldn’t researchers?
Informed consentWysocki: Pleasure pit
Withdrawal of consent Confidentiality Psychological
safeguards Cross-cultural
differences
Dr. Monica Whitty
Senior Lecturer
Nottingham Trent University
monica.whitty@ntu.ac.uk