Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Literature Review #15: Gender Differences in Online Dating

Gane, M. E. , 2005-08-12 "Gender Differences in Online Dating: An Investigation of Vulnerability and Deception" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Marriott Hotel, Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Philadelphia, PA Online. 2009-05-25 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p22108_index.html

Gender Differences in Online Dating: An Investigation of Vulnerability and Deception
by Mary Gane

Summary:
"This paper investigates gender differences in heterosexual online dating through participant observation. Results indicate that women were more likely to decieve men in online dating. Results are not generalizable, however, findings indicate the direction necessary for future research."

-D.Ha

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