Study title

Technology Biographies 2007

Dataset ID Number

FSD2740

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2740
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2740

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Oksa, Jukka (University of Joensuu. Karelian Research Institute)
• Talsi, Noora (University of Joensuu. Karelian Research Institute)
• Tuuva-Hongisto, Sari (University of Joensuu. Karelian Research Institute)
• Uotinen, Johanna (University of Joensuu. Karelian Research Institute)

Abstract

The study was conducted by The Finnish Literature Society's Folklore Archives and the ETIM project (Encounters with Technological Imperative) of the University of Joensuu. The data consist of text material sent in response to an invitation to write about personal experiences of and views on technology.

The respondents were offered three topics relating to technology and were asked to write about one or more of these in a style of their own. The topics were: a technology biography, technology in everyday life and technologization in Finland.

The dataset contains texts written by 12 different persons. Some of the respondents wrote more than one text. The lengths of the texts vary from one page to several dozen pages.

Background variables (categorized according to the classification used by Statistics Finland) included the respondent's gender, occupation, region of residence, and type of municipality of residence.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

computers; development; electronic equipment; everyday life; information and communications technology; internet; technology and innovation

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Information society (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Time use (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

• Oksa, Jukka (University of Joensuu. Karelian Research Institute)
• Talsi, Noora (University of Joensuu. Karelian Research Institute)
• Tuuva-Hongisto, Sari (University of Joensuu. Karelian Research Institute)
• Uotinen, Johanna (University of Joensuu. Karelian Research Institute)
• Finnish Literature Society (SKS). Folklore Archives

Data Producers

• Finnish Literature Society (SKS). Folklore Archives

Time Period Covered

2007-02-01 – 2007-08-31

Collection Dates

2007-02-01 – 2007-08-31

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Media unit: Text

Universe

Finnish people

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

An invitation to participate in the writing competition was available online. The data comprise texts submitted by people who participated.

Collection Mode

Self-administered writings and/or diaries

Research Instrument

Data collection guidelines: Self-administered writings guide

Data Files

12 texts submitted by the participants in RTF and HTML file formats.

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

The names and contact details of the authors were removed from the texts. Authors' places of residence were categorised into a classification used by Statistics Finland.

The data comprise texts by participants who submitted them in a digital format (excluding the texts of two persons who did not give consent for archiving). Some identifiers were removed from one text in the data. The original data consist of texts submitted by 51 participants and they can be found in the Folklore Archives 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

Oksa, Jukka (University of Joensuu) & Talsi, Noora (University of Joensuu) & Tuuva-Hongisto, Sari (University of Joensuu) & Uotinen, Johanna (University of Joensuu): Technology Biographies 2007 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2012-08-09). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2740

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

Tuovinen, Antti (2016) Teknologia arjen merkityksellistäjänä. Rovaniemi: Lapin yliopisto. Yhteiskuntatieteiden tiedekunta. Sosiologian kandidaatintutkielma.

Manninen, Sara (2019). "Jos vielä voisin toivoa, niin kaikki kellot oikeaan aikaan, jos mitenkään sopii" (Kertoja 1) Laadullinen sisällönanalyysi teknologian tuottamista rytmihäiriöistä Teknologiaelämänkertojien arjessa. Rovaniemi: Lapin yliopisto, yhteiskuntatieteiden tiedekunta. Sosiologian tutkinto-ohjelma. Kandidaatintutkielma.