Literature Review #14: Dating Traditions in the Age of the Computer

Samp, J. A. and Palevitz, C. E. , 2008-11-20 "Dating and Romantic Relationships: Taking Tradition into the Future with a Computer" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the NCA 94th Annual Convention, TBA, San Diego, CA Online. 2009-10-27 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p258245_index.html

Dating and Romantic Relationships: Taking Tradition into the Future with a Computer
by Caren Palevitz and Jennifer Samp

Summary:
"Traditional approaches to romantic relationship initiation, development, management, and dissolution have focused on such processes as they unfold between face-to-face participants. Little research to date has examined how all stages of romantic relationships have been redefined due to the mainstreaming of the internet as a tool for positive relationship functioning. Therefore, our goal here is to highlight how traditional modes of relationship formation, development, and management are now changing, particularly for “generation net” as a means toward encouraging communication scholars to develop research and theories that integrate computer-mediated processes as an important, and functional, part of romantic relationships."

-D.Ha