Gender, love and the Internet

Romantic online interactions in Chilean young people

Bibliographic Data

ID12600481
AuthorsVerónica Gómez-Urrutia (0000-0002-2399-7566, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, corresponding author), Felipe Tello-Navarro (0000-0001-5848-6785, Universidad Autónoma de Chile)
Year2020
Volume24
Issue6
Pages731-745
Publication date2020-05-12
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Youth Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1367-6261 • E-ISSN: 1469-9680
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13676261.2020.1764512
OpenAlexW3024837399
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited37

Romance in modern societies is undergoing a two-fold process of transformation: on the one hand, traditional gender relationships are being revised and criticized; on the other, new digital communication technologies are making possible to initiate, sustain and end romantic relationships through a set of practices that mix physical co-presence and online interactions. Using a qualitative approach (N = 48), this paper explores how young people (ages 18–29) in Chile conceive of romantic relationships in this social and technological context. Our results show that romantic relationships are a significant terrain in which gender is negotiated through digitally mediated practices of courtship and maintenance of established romantic relationships. These mirror the power dynamics involved in the existing gendered normativity, but also provide some leeway to transform it, depending on the resources that individuals bring to the technological milieu

Psychoanalysis · Romance · Sociology · The Internet · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology

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