Publication

2012 - Praeger, Santa Barbara, Calif, California

Language

English

Word Count

38,500 words, Guess

Page Count

154 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archiveillusionofintima0000brid
  • ISBN-139780313399510
  • ISBN-139780313399527
  • ISBN-100313399514
  • ISBN-100313399522
and 5 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2012013642
  • OCLC Control Number729344555
  • Better World Books9780313399510
  • Better World Books9780313399527
  • Open LibraryOL25276665M

Classifications

  • DDC306.730285
  • LCCHQ801.82 .B75 2012
  • LCCHQ801.82.B75 2012

Description

This book examines online dating from the "inside," using in-depth interviews with dating website members to reveal -- and keenly analyze -- what relationships and romance in the 21st century are really like. For a huge number of Americans, online dating has almost become the "only game in town." For a variety of niche populations with extremely varied motivations, and even more varied capacities for honesty and self-interest, the Internet has become the vehicle for a search leading to intimacy and the fulfillment of their desires & at least for a while. The members of the current generation of "digital guinea pigs" are true social pioneers as they embrace digital technology to create a new realm of mating, dating, and intimacy in America. Ironically, "digital dating" frequently results in an outcome that is exactly opposite to its participants' intended purposes. -- From publisher's website.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • The illusion of intimacy: problems in the world of online datingPraeger2012-01-01

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