Compiling the primary research throughout this project has proven to be quite tricky. Having distributed well over 100 questionnaires, and only receiving 48 back... I'm sure you can see how disappointing this was. The questionnaires were very short and straightforward so I can only assume it was the subject matter that was bringing down the response rate. This shows to me that perhaps sex and sexual adventure is still somewhat of a taboo subject which people are still embarrassed to talk about... I was also wary of who I sent it to, thus reinforcing this point! Luckily I feel that I have compensated for this in the other research I have done!
The focus group also proved challenging as I was unwell for the first time I'd planned to do it. The rearranged time was later into my research, and one of the participants was unable to attend as she was stuck abroad due to the Iceland Volcano mishap! The findings of this focus group contradicted most of what I had previously researched, so this shook me up to a certain extent! But then I also thought that perhaps the girls did not reveal their honest thoughts entirely as I was asking for their opinions on what is arguably soft-porn... in which case they may have been embarrassed to admit their true feelings about it.
These hiccups along the way have prepared me for the future in that I now know how much organisation and dedication is needed to succeed with such tasks! Particularly when you are relying on other people......
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