Online matchmaking[electronic resour...
Baker, Andrea J.

 

  • Online matchmaking[electronic resource] /
  • Record Type: Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
    [NT 15000414]: 306.730285/4678
    Title/Author: Online matchmaking/ edited by Monica T. Whitty, Andrea J. Baker and James A. Inman.
    other author: Baker, Andrea J.
    Published: Basingstoke [England] ; : Palgrave Macmillan,, 2007.
    Description: xiv, 209 p.
    Subject: Online dating.
    ISBN: 9780230206182
    ISBN: 0230206182
    [NT 15000227]: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
    [NT 15000229]: Online Matchmaking examines the joys, fears, and disappointments of hooking up with people incyberspace. It considers issues such as presentation of self online and how relationships develop onthe Internet and progress to offline spaces. The darker aspects of online relating, such as, cyberstalking and cyber-harassment are also examined. Cyberspaceis thankfully not a homogenous environment,and this book acknowledgesthe different groups that exist online, by considering how sub-groups,such as S&M groups, meet others in this space. Unlike most other booksthat 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. Italso presents an accessible introduction to the topic for anyone interested in the phenomenon of cyber-romance and sexuality.
    Online resource: access to fulltext (Palgrave)
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