Gendered attitudes to age on online dating sites (France, 2000s)
Age counts in dating, but women and men count it differently. This is apparent from the use of online dating sites. The ways in which users engage with these services – through self-presentation and description of preferred partners – show that the perception both of one’s own age and of that of pot...
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| Опубликовано в: : | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/cliowgh, |
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| Формат: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Язык: | Anglais |
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Clio
2022
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| Online-ссылка: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Итог: | Age counts in dating, but women and men count it differently. This is apparent from the use of online dating sites. The ways in which users engage with these services – through self-presentation and description of preferred partners – show that the perception both of one’s own age and of that of potential partners differs as between the sexes. Through an examination of these gendered attitudes, this article sheds light on the role that age plays in couple formation, and on the gender inequality that accompanies it. |
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