Online Matchmaking
Online Matchmaking examines the joys, fears, and disappointments of hooking up with people in cyberspace. Unlike many other books in the field, this collection includes studies by experts from a range of disciplines including Communications, Cultural Stud
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Monica T. Whitty, Andrea J. Baker and James A. Inman
Online Matchmaking
Also by the editors Monica T. Whitty CYBERSPACE ROMANCE: The Psychology of Online Relationships (with A. N. Carr) Andrea J. Baker DOUBLE CLICK: Romance and Commitment among Online Couples James A. Inman COMPUTERS AND WRITING: the Cyborg Era TECHNOLOGY AND ENGLISH STUDIES: Innovative Professional Paths (co-editor) ELECTRONIC COLLABORATION IN THE HUMANITIES: Issues and Options (co-editor) TAKING FLIGHT WITH OWLS: Examining Electronic Writing Center Work (co-editor)
Online Matchmaking Edited by
Monica T. Whitty Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Andrea J. Baker Ohio University, USA
and
James A. Inman University of Tennessee, USA
Editorial matter and selection © Monica T. Whitty, Andrea J. Baker and James A. Inman 2007 Chapters © their authors 2007 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2007 978-1-4039-9849-1
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ISBN 978-0-230-20618-2 (eBook)
This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Online matchmaking/edited by Monica T. Whitty, Andrea J. Baker, and James A. Inman. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Online dating. I. Whitty, Monica T., 1969 II. Baker, Andrea J. III. Inman, James A. HQ801.82.O55 2007 306.7302854678“dc22 2006050193 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07
Contents
List of Tables
vii
Preface
viii
Acknowledgements
x
Notes on the Contributors
xi
1 Introduction Monica T. Whitty
Part 1
1
Defining Online Matchmaking
2 From the BBS to the Web: Tracing the Spaces of Online Romance Dànielle Nicole DeVoss 3 Cybor
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