Abstract

This investigation explores ambiguities, limitations, constraints, and ethical issues related to the collection and use of online social data for research purposes from a Facebook community fostered by developmental bodies in rural Bangladesh. Even though there have been prior studies of information and communication technology use in vulnerable communities in development contexts, such research has not taken sufficient account of cultural and power dynamics at the coalface of social research. This investigation also examines the positionality of the researchers, including relationships to patriarchal and communal structures in Bangladesh. In this context, it examines the Facebook posts by women of a village. In particular, it finds that the desire to be seen as a “good woman” acts to regulate personal agency and expression of the village women.

摘要

本调查探讨了与收集和使用在线社交数据相关的模糊性、局限性、制约因素和道德问题，这些数据来自孟加拉国农村发展机构培育的 Facebook 社区，用于研究目的。尽管之前已有对发展背景下的弱势社区使用信息和通信技术的研究，但此类研究并未充分考虑社会研究层面的文化和权力动态。这项调查还考察了研究人员的地位，包括与孟加拉国父权制和社区结构的关系。在这种情况下，它检查了一个村庄的妇女在 Facebook 上的帖子。特别是，它发现被视为“好女人”的愿望可以调节乡村妇女的个人代理和表达。