All I get is an emoji: dating on lesbian mobile phone app Butterfly
| Autor: | Tse Shang Denise Tang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
Sociology and Political Science
Emoji business.industry Communication 05 social sciences Internet privacy Mobile apps 050801 communication & media studies Advertising Space (commercial competition) 0508 media and communications 050903 gender studies Mobile phone Butterfly Sociology 0509 other social sciences Lesbian business |
| Zdroj: | Media, Culture & Society. 39:816-832 |
| ISSN: | 1460-3675 0163-4437 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0163443717693680 |
| Popis: | Unlike mobile apps for gay men, lesbian dating apps have been slow to catch on as a habitual space to look for friends and lovers. This study adopted a qualitative approach to investigate the social expectations and romantic longings of Chinese lesbians and bisexual women aged 35 and above in establishing same-sex relationships using mobile media. In-depth interviews were conducted with 12 Chinese lesbians and bisexual women, and participant observation was carried out on the Hong Kong-based lesbian social networking site Butterfly. The aim of the study was to explore the social meanings of intimacy created, negotiated and changed among Chinese lesbians and bisexual women. I argue that although social media presents ample opportunities for love and intimacy, the prevailing conservative values and cultural norms surrounding dating and relationships in Hong Kong are often reinforced and played out in their choice of romantic engagement. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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