Pamela Anne Quiroz

Dating, Mating, Relating

Personal Advertising and Modern Romance

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Explores personal advertising in print and digital media, as well as online dating services, speed dating, the use of mobile dating apps and other topics. The book offers a window into the development of trust and relationships, as well as the increasing role technology plays in shaping how people meet and mate in the modern world.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland & Co Inc
• Seitenzahl: 212
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Juni 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 332g
• ISBN-13: 9780786470419
• ISBN-10: 0786470410
• Artikelnr.: 64682484

Autorenporträt

Pamela Anne Quiroz is currently, the executive director of the national consortium, the Inter University Program on Latino Research, director of the University of Houston's Center for Mexican American Studies and CLASS Distinguished Professor of sociology. Her research focuses on identity, family and youth.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Tables Introduction: Personal Advertising: Dating, Mating, and Relating in Modern Society 1.
From Mail-Order and Picture Brides to Dating Apps and Couples Massage: The Evolution of Personal Advertising 2.
"Can't Buy Me Love?": The Intersection of Romance with Science and Commerce 3.
"Doing Identity" in Personal Advertising 4.
The Color of Love: Black and Latina Ad Placers 5.
Building Trust in a Distrusting Society 6.
Speed Dating: The Adult Version of Musical Chairs 7.
Serendipity in Personal Advertising: Couples Yoga, Couples Massage and Adult Dating "Classes" 8.
Dating Apps: Finding Love Just Around the Corner 9.
Personal Advertising in the Age of Covid-19 Appendix: Methods Sociological Studies of Personal Ads Chapter Notes Bibliography Index