Sexual Autobiographies of Estonians 1996

dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Helsinki. Department of Sociology - Haavio-Mannila, Elina
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Helsinki. Department of Social Policy - Roos, J.P.
dc.contributor.authorHaavio-Mannila, Elina
dc.contributor.authorRoos, J.P.
dc.coverage.spatialEstonia
dc.coverage.temporal1996-01-01 - 1996-01-01
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-29T12:50:16Z
dc.date.issued2010-09-10
dc.descriptionThis qualitative dataset contains Estonian autobiographies, received through a biography writing competition conducted by the research project "Mosaic life. Upbringing, gender and sexuality in Finland, the Baltic countries and St. Petersburg". The competition announcement was published in 17 newspapers in Estonia and in addition, leaflets were distributed in various academic institutions. In the announcement, the researchers specified what kind of issues they were interested in, and instructed participants to write authentically and honestly about their life, as if they were writing to a close friend. The dataset consists of 35 biographies translated from Estonian into English. Similar competitions were held in Finland and St. Petersburg (Russia) (see FSD2549). The biographies describe people's concepts of love, Estonian family life, childhood and adulthood, whether sex was talked about at home and school, sexual experiences over the lifetime, importance of sex in the participants' lives, factors influencing their love and sexual life, marriages and other love relationships, experiences of loneliness, combining love and work, and unusual subcultures. The writing instructions also included a couple of questions related to pornography and prostitution. The dataset is only available in English.
dc.disciplineSocial sciences
dc.identifierhttp://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2545
dc.identifier.urihttps://datakatalogi.helsinki.fi/handle/123456789/300
dc.rightsRestricted use
dc.rights.licenseOther (Not Open)
dc.subjectrakkaus
dc.subjectseksuaalisuus
dc.subjectsukupuolielämä
dc.subjectseksuaalinen käyttäytyminen
dc.subjectperheet
dc.subjectavioliitto
dc.subjectihmissuhteet
dc.subjectparisuhde
dc.subjectseurustelu
dc.subjectelämäkerrat
dc.subjectmuistelmat
dc.subjectviro
dc.subjectfamily life
dc.subjectinterpersonal attraction
dc.subjectinterpersonal relations
dc.subjectlife events
dc.subjectlove
dc.subjectpartnerships (personal)
dc.subjectsexual awareness
dc.subjectsexual behaviour
dc.subjectsubcultures
dc.subjectSosiaalinen käyttäytyminen ja asenteet
dc.subjectPerhe-elämä, avioliitto ja sukupolvet
dc.subjectSocial behaviour and attitudes
dc.subjectFamily life and marriage
dc.titleSexual Autobiographies of Estonians 1996
Finnish Social Data Archive (FSD)


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