Table of Contents
Contents
Chapter 1: From the Front Porch to Swiping Right: The Impact of Technology on Modern Dating
Jason S. Wrench andNarissra M. Punyanunt-Carter
Unit One: Understanding Social Media & Romantic Relationships
Chapter 2: Usage Patterns of Social Media Across Stages of Romantic Relationships
Liesel Sharabi and John P. Caughlin
Chapter 3:Making Sense of Becoming Facebook Official: Implications for Identity and Time
Brianna L. Lane and Cameron W. Piercy
Chapter 4:Millennials use of Online Applications for Romantic Development
Terri Manley
Chapter 5:Revisiting the Investment Model of Relationships in Light of Technologically Mediated Communication
Jayson L. Dibble
Unit Two: Different Contexts and Variables
Chapter 6:Male Same-Sex Dating in the Digital-Mobile Age
Nathian Shae Rodriguez and Jennifer Huemmer
Chapter 7:“Love Isn’t Just for the Young” Examining the Online Dating Experiences of Older Adults
Derek R. Blackwell
Chapter 8: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
Chapter 9:Love in Mediated Landscape: The Socio-Spatial Logic of Young Chinese Lovers’ Media Use
Hua Su
Chapter 10: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
Chapter 11: Liking, Creeping, and Password Sharing: Romantic Jealousy Experience and Expression and Social Networking Sites
Jennifer L. Bevan
Chapter 12:Social Media Stressors in Developing Romantic Relationships
Jesse Fox & Jessica Frampton
Unit Four: Dissolution
Chapter 13:#SadWife and #HappyHusband: The Performance of Unattainable Marital Ideals on Facebook
Hinda Mandell, Gina Masullo Chen, and Paromita Pain
Chapter 14:Phantom Lovers: Ghosting as a Relationship Dissolution Strategy in the Technological Age
Leah E. LeFebvre
Chapter 15:Post-Dissolution Surveillance on Social Networking Sites
Nicholas Brody, Leah E. LeFebvre, and Kate G. Blackburn
Unit Five: Conclusion
Chapter 16:Future Directions for Swiping Right: The Impact of Technology on Modern Dating
V. Santiago Arias, Narissra M. Punyanunt-Carter, and Jason S. Wrench
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