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Title:	Asexual lives: Everyday experiences, relationships and stories of becoming
Keywords:	SEXUAL IDENTITY SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR LOVE FRIENDSHIP AGE GENDER IDENTITY 2017
Description:	This data collection consists of 45 biographical narrative interviews conducted by Skype and face-to-face with participants who either self-identified as asexual, or felt the term described them in some way or who experienced little or no sexual desire/attraction. Participants were sought from online communities such as Aven – the main asexuality online community. We also advertised for research participants through local LGBTQ groups, Sussex and Glasgow Universities, libraries and relevant community centres/hotspots. In total, 50 participants were interviewed and 27 people also completed a diary. 23 people filled out the diary-questionnaire. Only 45 participants agreed that their interview data could be transferred to the UK Data Archive. <p>This project sought to understand asexual identities, lifestyles and intimate practices using a Symbolic Interactionist approach. The study focused on two research questions: What does it mean to be asexual for different types of people and how do diverse asexual identities develop over time? What are the practices of intimacy for asexual people including those in relationships with asexual or sexual partners? To answer our research questions we conducted biographical narrative interviews, collected solicited diaries and diary-questionnaires. The biographical narrative interviews explored the individual’s experience of being asexual over time; the life events, experiences and relationships that shaped how participants saw themselves and the trajectory of their lives. The participant diaries collected information about the everyday practices of intimacy i.e. the events, experiences, interactions when participants felt close/intimate with someone, a pet or anything else. The third stage of data collection involved a diary-questionnaire that asked participants about their experience of doing the diary. The data was analysed in a number of ways, some of these using the computer software program NVivo 10. This research was designed in accordance with the British Sociological Association’s ethical code. Participants were given an information sheet detailing the research and were asked to sign a consent form which acknowledged their right to terminate their participation at any point. Participants were also accorded full anonymity with any identifying characteristics removed from their transcripts e.g. names, locations occupations etc. </p>
URI:	https://t2-4.bsc.es/jspui/handle/123456789/60983
Other Identifiers:	851821 10.5255/UKDA-SN-851821 https://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-851821
Appears in Collections:	Cessda

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