Essays about: "Online Dating"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 26 essays containing the words Online Dating.

  1. 1. Avoiding Uncertainty in the Aftermath of Ghosting: The Role of Need for Closure and Age

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Wilma Arvidsson; Linnea Flygfors; [2024-02-20]
    Keywords : Ghosting; Uncertainty; avoidance;

    Abstract : With the rise of online dating, ghosting—a strategy to end a relationship without explanation—has become a prominent aspect of the modern dating scene. Because of the uncertainty this strategy entails for the ghostee, different individuals might react in different ways due to their individual level of need for closure (NFC). READ MORE

  3. 2. Is there any sugar in Sugar Dating?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för sociologi och arbetsvetenskap

    Author : Amanda Sahibzada; [2023-08-29]
    Keywords : Sugar Dating; Capitalism; Patriarchy; Commodification of Intimacy; Sex for remuneration; Swedish Sex Purchase Act;

    Abstract : The sugar dating market is divided into the interpretations of either being a niched dating style or another term for prostitution, disguised to align with the Swedish Sex Purchase Act. Despite sugar dating platforms prohibiting prostitution and escort services, previous research shows that sex for remuneration is common within sugar dating concepts. READ MORE

  4. 3. Negotiating Gender and Sexual Norms: Queer Women and Non-Binary Individuals' Experiences and Semiotic Interpretations on Heteronormative Dating Applications

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Eloise Rose Félicie Lanoir; [2023]
    Keywords : Dating Applications; Queerness; Heteronormativity; Gender Norms; Semiotic Interpretation.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis explores how queer women and non-binary individuals navigate gender norms and heteronormativity on dating apps. It also gives insights about how queer women and gender non-conforming users semiotically perceive and interpret gender and sexuality through online profiles. READ MORE

  5. 4. "Be fit, my age, big c**k": Engagements with Hegemonic Masculinity, Hetero(homo)normativity and Discrimination among Queer Male Dating App Users in Malmö and Copenhagen - A Thematic and Summative Content Analysis

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Aaron West; [2023]
    Keywords : MSM dating apps; hegemonic masculinity; heteronormative; homonormative; misogyny; body shaming; racism; queer digital geographies; self- re presentation; online disinhibition.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This exploratory research addresses a significant gap in feminist, cultural, and digital geographies by examining the geographic variations of how hegemonic masculinity, hetero(homo)normativity and discrimination is exhibited by MSM dating apps users in two distinct city contexts. Drawing from a post-structuralist humanistic perspective, the study explores how dominant ideologies shape exclusionary online queer spaces made unique by digital placemaking. READ MORE

  6. 5. Electronic Court Records & Online Dating: The Swedish Case

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Author : Daniela Silipigni; [2022]
    Keywords : Court records; criminal background checks; online dating; privacy; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This socio-legal research investigates the online dating outcomes of individuals with a Swedish criminal history. By utilising a self-administered questionnaire, this research has asked respondents several questions which helped to paint a picture of what kind of impact the online availability of court records has within the online dating realm in Sweden. READ MORE