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Subjects:

Man-woman relationships.
Social media.
Social networks.
Dating (Social customs) -- Technological innovations.
Love.

Contents:

From the front porch to swiping right : the impact of technology on modern dating / Jason S. Wrench and Narissra M. Punyanunt-Carter
Unit one: understanding social media & romantic relationships
Usage patterns of social media across stages of romantic relationships / Liesel Sharabi and John P. Caughlin
Making sense of becoming facebook official : implications for identity and time / Brianna L. Lane and Cameron W. Piercy
Millennials' use of online applications for romantic development / Terri Manley
Revisiting the investment model of relationships in light of technologically mediated communication / Jayson L. Dibble
Unit two: different contexts and variables
Male same-sex dating in the digital-mobile age / Nathian Shae Rodriguez and Jennifer Huemmer
"Love isn't just for the young : examining the online dating experiences of older adults / Derek R. Blackwell
Long-distance versus geographically close romantic relationships : the effects of social media on the development and maintenance of these relationships / Amy Janan Johnson, Eryn Bostwick, and Megan Bassick
Love in mediated landscape : the socio-spatial logic of young chinese lovers' media use / Hua Su
Connecting profile-to-profile : how people self-present and form impressions of others through online dating profiles / Catalina L. Toma and Jonathan D. D'Angelo
Unit three: turbulence
Liking, creeping, and password sharing : romantic jealousy experience and expression and social networking sites / Jennifer L. Bevan
Social media stressors in developing romantic relationships / Jesse Fox & Jessica Frampton
Unit four: dissolution
#sadwife and #happyhusband : the performance of unattainable marital ideals on facebook / Hinda Mandell, Gina Masullo Chen, and Paromita Pain
Phantom lovers : ghosting as a relationship dissolution strategy in the technological age / Leah E. LeFebvre
Post-dissolution surveillance on social networking sites / Nicholas Brody, Leah E. LeFebvre, and Kate G. Blackburn
Unit five: conclusion
Future directions for swiping right : the impact of technology on modern dating / V. Santiago Arias, Narissra M. Punyanunt-Carter, and Jason S. Wrench
About the editors and contributors.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contributor:

Punyanunt-Carter, Narissra M., editor.
Wrench, Jason S., editor.

Other format:

Online version: Impact of social media in modern romantic relationships.

ISBN:

9781498544481
1498544487

OCLC:

972795653