Online MatchmakingMonica T. Whitty, Andrea J. Baker, James A. Inman Palgrave Macmillan, 2007 M03 14 - 209 pages Online Matchmaking examines the joys, fears, and disappointments of hooking up with people in cyberspace. Unlike most other books that exist in this field, this 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. |
Contents
Tracing the Spaces of Online | 17 |
Ten Years On and Not Enough Learned | 31 |
Examining Personal Ads and Job Ads | 70 |
Email Communication | 97 |
Online Dating to Real World Mating | 112 |
Cyberstalking as Mismatchmaking | 127 |
CyberVictimisation and Online Dating | 147 |
Whips and Chains? Fact or Fiction? Content Analysis | 178 |
Conclusion | 197 |