Getting it on(line)
- 1 June 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Sociology
- Vol. 44 (2), 149-165
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1440783308089167
Abstract
This article explores the role of sociology in understanding the phenomenon of online dating. Based on an examination of our qualitative study of 23 online daters, combined with the findings of the small number of other empirical studies available, we argue that further sociological consideration of the online dating phenomenon is required to: illuminate the social conditions informing these activities; enhance knowledge of if, and how, online technologies mediate intimate connections; and advance a critically informed understanding of the nature of intimacy in a global era.Keywords
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