Talking sexuality online - technical, methodological and ethical considerations of online research with sexual minority youth

Qualitative Social Work

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 141-155

  Willis, Paul ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

computer mediated communication; online interviewing; sexuality; web based surveys; young LGBQ people

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859337126     PISSN: 14733250     EISSN: 17413117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1473325011400488     Document Type: Article

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