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Strategies used and cultural considerations in seeking advice on in-vitro fertilisation online: a case of Malaysian women

Despite the growing literature on computer-mediated communication (CMC), the online communicative behaviour of specific communities remains largely unexplored. This paper aims to contribute to the existing body of literature by examining the strategies Malaysian women use when seeking advice relat...

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Main Authors: Jariah Mohd Jan,, Chiew, Pung Wun
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10689/1/10622-39654-1-PB.pdf
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spelling my-ukm.journal.106892017-10-01T23:52:56Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10689/ Strategies used and cultural considerations in seeking advice on in-vitro fertilisation online: a case of Malaysian women Jariah Mohd Jan, Chiew, Pung Wun Despite the growing literature on computer-mediated communication (CMC), the online communicative behaviour of specific communities remains largely unexplored. This paper aims to contribute to the existing body of literature by examining the strategies Malaysian women use when seeking advice related to in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) in CMC. Messages posted in an online forum were analysed using the web content analysis method. The results of the study reveal that the advice-seeking strategies of the Malaysian women are tied in closely with their culture. This is largely shown in how the messages were constructed, as well as in the message content itself. As such, the findings suggest that despite the anonymity afforded by CMC, elements of cultural influence are still detectable in the ways Malaysian women seek advice online. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10689/1/10622-39654-1-PB.pdf Jariah Mohd Jan, and Chiew, Pung Wun (2016) Strategies used and cultural considerations in seeking advice on in-vitro fertilisation online: a case of Malaysian women. 3L; Language,Linguistics and Literature,The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies., 22 (2). pp. 1-16. ISSN 0128-5157 http://ejournal.ukm.my/3l/issue/view/807
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description Despite the growing literature on computer-mediated communication (CMC), the online communicative behaviour of specific communities remains largely unexplored. This paper aims to contribute to the existing body of literature by examining the strategies Malaysian women use when seeking advice related to in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) in CMC. Messages posted in an online forum were analysed using the web content analysis method. The results of the study reveal that the advice-seeking strategies of the Malaysian women are tied in closely with their culture. This is largely shown in how the messages were constructed, as well as in the message content itself. As such, the findings suggest that despite the anonymity afforded by CMC, elements of cultural influence are still detectable in the ways Malaysian women seek advice online.
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author Jariah Mohd Jan,
Chiew, Pung Wun
spellingShingle Jariah Mohd Jan,
Chiew, Pung Wun
Strategies used and cultural considerations in seeking advice on in-vitro fertilisation online: a case of Malaysian women
author_facet Jariah Mohd Jan,
Chiew, Pung Wun
author_sort Jariah Mohd Jan,
title Strategies used and cultural considerations in seeking advice on in-vitro fertilisation online: a case of Malaysian women
title_short Strategies used and cultural considerations in seeking advice on in-vitro fertilisation online: a case of Malaysian women
title_full Strategies used and cultural considerations in seeking advice on in-vitro fertilisation online: a case of Malaysian women
title_fullStr Strategies used and cultural considerations in seeking advice on in-vitro fertilisation online: a case of Malaysian women
title_full_unstemmed Strategies used and cultural considerations in seeking advice on in-vitro fertilisation online: a case of Malaysian women
title_sort strategies used and cultural considerations in seeking advice on in-vitro fertilisation online: a case of malaysian women
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2016
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10689/1/10622-39654-1-PB.pdf
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10689/
http://ejournal.ukm.my/3l/issue/view/807
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