MARCO DIONISIO TERRIBILI

PhD Graduate

PhD program:: XXXIII



Thesis title: Surveying the LGBTQ population(s) through social media

The majority of quantitative studies regarding Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer people, carried out worldwide, point out several recurring themes. In Italy, the main characteristics of these studies have been the intensive use of mixed-methods research and the support of the LGBTQ associations towards these studies. In fact, for a long time associations represented the main informative source on the LGBTQ community, promoting and partnering with the most important quantitative surveys about LGBTQ. Of course, the information provided has been extremely useful and informative, but social knowledge should go beyond “associationism” and associations activities. Today we can exploit innovative data sources, mainly those from social media, which can allow us to reach, investigate and study this population(s) bypassing associations, hitherto unavoidable. In this context, a challenging research project, called “Over the rainbow”, has been carried out through a survey, which has involved all those Instagram users, listed by a web-scraping software, who tag their pictures with some of the most common LGBTQ community hashtag. Studying the application of big data methods on issues related to gender identity and sexual orientation ensures that this project grounds on two main theoretical frameworks, which are getting more and more intertwined: gender studies and digital sociology. The survey investigated some of the thornier subjects in LGBTQ people’s daily life, such as self-perception of gender identity and sexual orientation, coming-out experience, participation to LGBTQ Pride events, homotransphobia and discrimination experiences suffered. Survey’s results give both methodological suggestions, about the use of social media big data for studying the LGBTQ population(s), but also important informative contents, for instance the massive use of dating apps, LGBTQ’s relationship with civil rights associations, and the “sneaky” nature of gender and sexual discrimination. In this research project, the methodology becomes as important as the studied field, and the attention paid to sequentially conduct, interviews before, and a survey after, led to an acquaintance with the characteristics of the LGBTQ population(s) which could be useful for planning and promoting efficient social policies for LGBTQ inclusion.

Research products

11573/1451776 - 2020 - THE TRANSITION FROM SINGLE TO MIXED-MODE OF THE ASPECTS OF DAILY LIFE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY: AN EVALUATION ON THE QUALITY OF THE ESTIMATES
Terribili, M. D.; Guandalini, A.; Inglese, F.; Devitiis, C. - 01a Articolo in rivista
paper: STATISTICA & APPLICAZIONI (Milano: Vita e Pensiero) pp. 175-199 - issn: 2283-6659 - wos: (0) - scopus: (0)

11573/1336776 - 2019 - Sampling Schemes Using Scanner Data for the Consumer Price Index
De Vitiis, Claudia; Guandalini, Alessio; Inglese, Francesca; Terribili, Marco Dionisio - 02a Capitolo o Articolo
book: New Statistical Developments in Data Science - (978-3-030-21157-8; 978-3-030-21158-5)

11573/1236353 - 2018 - Classifying households by socio-economic vulnerability: an application to an italian municipality
Bonardo, Daniela; Casacci, Sara; Pareto, Adriano; Terribili, Marco Dionisio - 01a Articolo in rivista
paper: RIVISTA ITALIANA DI ECONOMIA, DEMOGRAFIA E STATISTICA (Roma: Società italiana di economia demografia e statistica) pp. - - issn: 0035-6832 - wos: (0) - scopus: (0)

11573/1236343 - 2018 - L' effetto tecnica nelle indagini mixed-mode. Aspetti teorici e sperimentazioni su indagini sociali che utilizzano il web
Terribili, Marco Dionisio - 02a Capitolo o Articolo
book: L’EFFETTO TECNICA NELLE INDAGINI MIXED-MODE - (9788845819421)

11573/1236345 - 2018 - La nuova indagine sulla domanda turistica
Terribili, Marco Dionisio - 02a Capitolo o Articolo
book: La nuova indagine sulla domanda turistica - (9788845819643)

11573/1236355 - 2018 - L' indagine sull'integrazione delle seconde generazioni: obiettivi, metodologia e organizzazione
Terribili, Marco Dionisio - 02a Capitolo o Articolo
book: ’INDAGIN E SULL’INTEGRAZIONE DELLE SECONDE GENERAZIONI: OBIETTIVI, METODOLOGIA E ORGANIZZAZIONE - (9788845819438)

11573/1236357 - 2017 - GOOGLE TRENDS FOR NOWCASTING QUARTERLY HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE
Fasulo, Andrea; Guandalini, Alessio; Terribili, Marco D. - 01a Articolo in rivista
paper: RIVISTA ITALIANA DI ECONOMIA, DEMOGRAFIA E STATISTICA (Roma: Società italiana di economia demografia e statistica) pp. - - issn: 0035-6832 - wos: (0) - scopus: (0)

11573/1236349 - 2016 - Incomplete Stratified Sampling design for the University graduates' vocational integration survey
Claudia De Vitiis, ; Righi, Paolo; Terribili, Marco Dionisio - 01a Articolo in rivista
paper: RIVISTA DI STATISTICA UFFICIALE (-Roma : ISTAT Istituto nazionale di statistica, 2006- -Milano : Franco Angeli, 1999-200u) pp. - - issn: 1828-1982 - wos: (0) - scopus: (0)

11573/1236347 - 2016 - Metodi per il trattamento delle diverse componenti della mancata risposta totale applicati all’indagine Istat sulla Disabilità
De Vitiis, Claudia; Guandalini, Alessio; Inglese, Francesca; Terribili, Marco D. - 01a Articolo in rivista
paper: RIVISTA DI STATISTICA UFFICIALE (-Roma : ISTAT Istituto nazionale di statistica, 2006- -Milano : Franco Angeli, 1999-200u) pp. - - issn: 1828-1982 - wos: (0) - scopus: (0)

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