Popular fiction 1984-1985
https://doi.org/10.5878/h5wj-7265
Interviews have been made with persons who have visited shops for used popular fiction. The first interview contains questions on reading, other media habits and some background factors. After this the interviewed person was given the task to read a special book with popular fiction and after this to be interviewed again. As thanks for participation the interviewed person received ten books, six of them popular fiction. After some time a follow-up interview was made over telephone where among other things was asked which of the ten books had been read and what the opinion of them was.
Citation and access
Citation and access
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Creator/Principal investigator(s):
- Gunnar Hansson - Göteborgs universitet - Litteraturvetenskapliga institutionen
- Arne Fredholm - Göteborgs universitet - Litteraturvetenskapliga institutionen
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Data contains personal data:
No
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Method and outcome
Method and outcome
Unit of analysis:
Population:
Individuals visiting shops for used popular fiction
Time method:
Time period(s) investigated:
Variables:
300
Number of individuals/objects:
96
Data format/data structure:
Data collection - Personlig intervju
Data collection - Personlig intervju
Mode of collection:
Personlig intervju
Time period(s) for data collection:
1984 - 1985
Data collector:
- Göteborgs universitet, Litteraturvetenskapliga institutionen
Source of the data:
- Befolkningsgrupp
Geographic coverage
Geographic coverage
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Administrative information
Administrative information
Responsible department/unit:
Department of Comparative Literature
Funding
Funding
Funding agency:
- Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga forskningsrådet
Topic and keywords
Topic and keywords
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Publications
Publications
Citation:
Hansson, G. (1987) Läsning av populärfiktion. In Carlsson, U. (ed.), Forskning om populärkultur, Göteborg: NORDICOM-Sverige.
Citation:
Hansson, G. (1990) Not a day without a book. On the reading of popular fiction. SPIEL: Siegener Periodicum zur Internationalen Empirischen Literaturwissenschaft, Jg. 9.
Citation:
Hansson, G. (1988) Inte en dag utan en bok. Om läsning av populärfiktion, Linköping Studies in Arts and Science 30. Linköping: Tema Kommunikation. ISBN: 9178703999
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ISBN:
9789178703999
Metadata
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