YouTube Commenters' Discourse of Paedophilia: A Qualitative Social Media Analysis.
Quantitative studies have found that although most of the general public holds negative attitudes towards people with paedophilia (PWP), a range of views exist. Nevertheless, these studies provide limited insight into the specific details or variety of attitudes or emotions. This qualitative study a...
| Publicado en: | Sexuality & Culture Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 71 - 96 |
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