| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 209 pages) |
| Contents |
From the BBS to the web : tracing the spaces of online romance / Dànielle Nicole DeVoss -- Cyborgasms : ten years on and not enough learned / Robin Hamman -- Scripting the rules for Mars and Venus : advice literature and online dating / Susanna Paasonen -- The art of selling one's 'self' on an online dating site : the BAR approach / Monica T. Whitty -- Examining personal ads and job ads / Alice Horning -- How do I love thee and thee and thee : self-presentation, deception, and multiple relationships online / Julie M. Albright -- Expressing emotion in text : email communication of online couples / Andrea J. Baker -- A progressive affair : online dating to real world mating / Katelyn Y.A. McKenna -- Cyberstalking as (mis)matchmaking / Brian H. Spitzberg, William R. Cupach -- Cyber-victimisation and online dating / Robert A. Jerin, Beverly Dolinsky -- Sexual orientation moderates online sexual activities / Robin M. Mathy -- Whips and chains? Fact or fiction? Content analysis of sadomasochism in Internet personal advertisements / Diane Kholos Wysocki, Jennifer Thalken |
| Summary |
Online Matchmaking examines the joys, fears, and disappointments of hooking up with people in cyberspace. It considers issues such as presentation of self online and how relationships develop on the Internet and progress to offline spaces. The darker aspects of online relating, such as, cyberstalking and cyber-harassment are also examined. Cyberspace is thankfully not a homogenous environment, and this book acknowledges the different groups that exist online, by considering how sub-groups, such as S & M groups, meet others in this space. Unlike most other books that exist in this field, the collection includes studies by experts from a variety of disciplines, including Communications, Cultural studies, English, Health, Journalism, Psychology, Rhetoric, and Sociology. Online Matchmaking could be used as a primary or secondary resource for any subject that focuses on cyber-relationships. It also presents an accessible introduction to the topic for anyone interested in the phenomenon of cyber-romance and sexuality |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Online dating.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Human Sexuality.
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SELF-HELP -- Sexual Instruction.
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Online dating
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Whitty, Monica T., 1969-
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Baker, Andrea J.
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Inman, James A.
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| ISBN |
9780230206182 |
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0230206182 |
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1349546976 |
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9781349546978 |
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