Study title

Finnish Experiences and Memories of Pornography 2012

Dataset ID Number

FSD3016

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3016

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Finnish Literature Society (SKS). Folklore Archives

Other Identification/Acknowledgements

• Paasonen, Susanna (University of Turku. Faculty of Humanities)

Abstract

The dataset consists of texts submitted by people responding to an invitation to participate in a study organised by the Finnish Literature Society. Participants were asked to write about their memories, experiences, feelings and views relating to pornography in Finland.

The texts cover, for instance, the use of the term pornography, the role of porn in different life stages, pornography in magazines, television programmes, movies and the Internet, what kind of pornography the writer was interested in, whether the participants themselves had produced pornographic or erotic material, the effect of pornography on their body image, and different and varied forms of sexuality.

Background information include the participant's age, gender, region of birth and occupation, if this information had been included in the textual data.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

pornography; sex industry; sexual behaviour

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Social behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (C) available only for research including master's theses.

Data Collector

• Finnish Literature Society (SKS). Folklore Archives

Time Period Covered

1940 – 2012

Collection Dates

2012-04-16 – 2012-10-31

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Event/Process/Activity

Media unit: Text

Universe

Finns who had experiences, memories and views on pornography

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

The study was advertised on the website of the Finnish Literature Society, which is accessible by anyone. The invitation to participate was also sent to the Society's respondent network and advertised in social media. It was also mentioned in news items of several newspapers and radio programmes. Texts could be submitted on the Society's website, by email or by letter.

Collection Mode

Self-administered writings and/or diaries

Research Instrument

Data collection guidelines: Self-administered writings guide

Data Files

24 texts in RTF and HTML file formats. Lengths of the texts vary from one page to 36 pages.

Data File Language

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

Qualitative data are available in their original language only and are not translated.

Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

References to the names of the participants were removed from the data as well as other direct identifiers and contact details of the participants and third parties, including external sources, such as blogs. Indirect identifiers relating to third parties and sensitive content were removed when necessary to protect the privacy of the participants and third parties. The names of third parties were replaced by either removed or, if recurring, replaced by pseudonyms. Changes made to the data at FSD are marked with [[double square brackets]].

Texts whose authors did not give their permission for archiving are not included in the data. The data does not include texts submitted on paper. The whole data (including texts on paper) is archived in the Archive of the Finnish Literature Society.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Finnish Literature Society (SKS): Finnish Experiences and Memories of Pornography 2012 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2015-07-06). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3016

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Special Terms and Conditions for Access

The data may contain identifiers that have not been anonymised (e.g. person names, information on place of residence, names of work places and such). When publishing quotations from the data, users need to consider very carefully in each specific case what information needs to be removed or altered according to research ethical guidelines.

Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Publications

Paasonen, Susanna & Kyrölä, Katariina & Nikunen, Kaarina & Saarenmaa, Laura & Välimäki, Teo (2015). "Siinä oli hämähäkki väärinpäin". Tutkimusraportti pornografiaa koskevan muistitiedon keruuhankkeesta. urn:isbn:978-951-29-6043-9